supposedly
英[s?'p??z?dl?]
美[s?'poz?dli]
- adv. 可能；按照推測；恐怕
助記提示
1. sup- "under" + pos- + -ed + -ly.
2. 字面含義：put or place under.
3. => assume as the basis of argument. => admit as possible, to believe to be true.
英文詞源
- supposedly (adv.)
- "as may be supposed, presumably," 1610s, from supposed + -ly (2).
雙語例句
- 1. Supposedly his last words to her were: "You must not pity me."
- 據說他對她說的最后一句話是：“別憐憫我。”
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The novel is supposedly based on a true story.
- 據說這部小說是以一個真實的故事為依據的。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. He was supposedly an American.
- 人們猜想他是個美國人.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. The recent murder happened in broad daylight in a supposedly "safe" part of London.
- 最近的這起謀殺案是光天化日之下在倫敦一個據稱“安全”的城區發生的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The initiative has been given the supposedly catchy title of the "Citizen's Charter".
- 提案取了個據說很容易記住的名字，叫做《公民憲章》。
來自柯林斯例句