英語單詞

supposedly是什麽意思

supposedly

英 [sə'pəʊzɪdlɪ] 美 [sə'pozɪdli]
  • adv. 可能;按照推測;恐怕

助記提示


1. sup- "under" + pos- + -ed + -ly.
2. 字麵含義: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."
據說他對她說的最後一句話是:“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

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