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語源

From Middle English tryppingly; equivalent to tripping +‎ -ly

副詞

trippingly (comparative more trippingly, superlative most trippingly)

1. In a tripping manner, or while tripping

   The drunk stumbled trippingly down the street.

   • 1595-96, Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream

     By the dead and drowsy fire / Every elf and fairy sprite / Hop as light as bird from brier, / And this ditty after me / Sing, and dance it trippingly.

2. In a manner that is lively or fluid.
   • 2021, Edwards v. Vannoy (U.S. Supreme Court No. 19–5807), Justice Kagan dissenting:

     The result follows trippingly from the premise. But adopting the premise requires departing from judicial practice and principle.