cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something; wary 谨慎的;有戒心的;机警的 most people are chary of allowing themselves to be photographed . 大多数人对别人给自己拍照持谨慎态度。 ■cautious about the amount one gives or reveals 节俭的;吝啬的 he was chary with specifics about the script . 他不愿意多讲脚本的细节。
派生 charily adverb 语源
Old English cearig 'sorrowful, anxious', of West Germanic origin; related to care. The current sense arose in the mid 16th cent