1. | 正当地；理由充分地for a good reason |
The school was rightly proud of the excellent exam results. 学校为这次出色的考试成绩感到骄傲，这是理所当然的。 | |
He was proud of his beautiful house, and rightly so . 他为自己的漂亮房子感到骄傲，这是很自然的。 | |
Quite rightly , the environment is of great concern. 当然，环境问题非常受关注。 |
2. | 正确地；恰当地；精确地in a correct or accurate way |
Rightly or wrongly , many older people are afraid of violence in the streets. 不管正不正当，反正许多年长者都害怕街头暴力。 | |
As she rightly pointed out, the illness can affect adults as well as children. 她说得对，这种病不仅影响儿童，也会影响成年人。 | |
I can't rightly say what happened. 我说不准到底发生了什么事。 | |
I don't rightly know where he's gone. 我说不好他上哪儿去了。 | |
If I remember rightly , there's a train at six o'clock. 如果我没记错的话，六点钟有一趟火车。 |
