in a mild manner, in particular without anger or severity 温和地 ■not seriously or dangerously 轻微地,不严重 he had suffered mildly from the illness since he was 23. 从23岁开始,他就轻度患上此病。 ■[as submodifier]to a slight extent 适度地;稍微 he kept his voice mildly curious. 他使自己的声音听起来稍微有点好奇感。
常用词组 to put it mildly (或 putting it mildly)
used to imply that the reality is more extreme, usually worse 说得婉转些,客气点说 the proposals were, to put it mildly, unpopular. 客气点说,这些建议是不受欢迎的。