| 单词 | supposedly |
| 释义 | supposedly (once / 1937 pages) adv If you hear that something is supposedly going to happen, it may or may not occur. If a friend is supposedly having a pool party next week, wait until you know for sure before you buy that new swimsuit. When you add supposedly to a sentence, it means you aren't sure. If a teacher says there is supposedly an early dismissal next week, it means that decision isn't final yet, but it could happen. If a singer is supposedly dating a certain actor, it isn't official — it might just be gossip. Don't confuse supposedly with similar-sounding supposed to be, which can imply a judgment. WORD FAMILYsupposed: supposedly+/presuppose: presupposed, presupposes, presupposing, presupposition/presupposition: presuppositions/supposable: supposably/supposal: supposals/suppose: presuppose, supposable, supposal, supposed, supposes, supposing, supposition/supposition: suppositional, suppositions, suppositious, supposititious/suppositious: suppositiously/supposititious: supposititiously USAGE EXAMPLESTo this day the limited case documentation provided to the family doesn’t specify which “terror” organization the pastor supposedly joined. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) In one complicated scene, the mother, played by Shirley MacLaine, steals the show at a party supposedly thrown in her daughter’s honor. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) However, they don’t specify what toxins you will supposedly be removing, or how they will be removed. Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) adv believed or reputed to be the case Syn purportedly |
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