单词 | supposedly |
释义 | Word family noun supposition presupposition adjective supposed verb suppose presuppose adverb supposedly sup·pos·ed·ly /səˈpəʊzɪdli $ -ˈpoʊ-/ ●○○ adverb SAYused when saying what many people say or believe is true, especially when you disagree with them 据说,据称;一般相信,一般看来 How could a supposedly intelligent person be so stupid? 一个所谓的聪明人怎么会这么愚蠢?[sentence adverb] Anne is coming for a visit in March, supposedly. 据说安妮3月份要来探访。Examples from the Corpussupposedly• Richard was supposedly a tall, dark-eyed handsome man.• He was supposedly delivering some papers to her but I think it was just an excuse to see her.• Shugart was sued by Lerach the first time for supposedly expressing overly optimistic views to shareholders.• During Soviet rule a man from a nearby village was lionised for supposedly living to 168.• Later accounts held that the Druids made Stonehenge, where they supposedly practiced human sacrifice.• We sat in the kitchen for several hours, supposedly praying for the dead, and then went into town.• He has not been included on the shortlist of 18 hopefuls for this supposedly safe Tory seat.sup·pos·ed·ly adverbChineseSyllable believe people or what is used when many saying say Corpus |
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