Old English efenlice "evenly, equally;" see even (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "so as to produce uniformity of texture is early 15c.; that of "without surface irregularities, smoothly" is from 1630s.
实用例句
1. He looked at Ellen, breathing evenly in her sleep.
他看着埃伦，她正呼吸均匀地睡着。
来自柯林斯例句
2. "Is Mary Ann O.K?" — "She's fine," she said evenly.
“玛丽·安还好么？”——“她很好，”她平静地说。
来自柯林斯例句
3. They must choose between two evenly matched candidates for governor.
他们必须在两位不相上下的州长候选人之间作出选择。
来自柯林斯例句
4. The meat is divided evenly and boiled in a stew.
