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adj.eagerly attentive; solicitous
在社交聚会上，他对妻子体贴殷勤。
At society parties he is attentive to his wife.
他鞠了一躬，殷勤地吻了我的手。
He bowed and gallantly kissed my hand.
她尽量避开他多余的殷勤。
She tried to escape the unwanted attentions of him.
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- Note"殷勤" is a commendatory term, but "献殷勤" is a derogatory term.
- Reduplication"殷勤" can be reduplicated, for example: "殷殷勤勤".
她邀请朋友来自己家，殷殷勤勤地招待大家。
She invited her friends to her home and receive them with complaisance.