单词 | indubitably |
释义 | indubitably (once / 7567 pages) adv Indubitably means "without doubt." If you say that you are indubitably going to run for class president, you're sure of it. With five syllables, indubitably is kind of a mouthful. Here's how to say it: "in-DOO-bit-a-blee." And while it is more of an old-fashioned adverb, indubitably remains a unique way to say "undoubtedly." In fact, doubt and indubitably share a root in the Latin word dubitabilis, meaning "doubtful." Adding the prefix in- makes something done indubitably without a doubt. WORD FAMILYindubitable: indubitability, indubitablest, indubitably+/dubitable: indubitable USAGE EXAMPLESEarlier, Kirk had described the mission as “straightforward,” but then, though indubitably the bravest of commanders, he was never really the brightest. The New Yorker(Jul 22, 2016) Quietly but indubitably, tech tourism has become a thing. Seattle Times(Jul 20, 2016) Less commonly remarked upon is that English is likewise such a melting pot — assimilating words from multiple languages and being indubitably enhanced in the process. Salon(Jul 19, 2016) adv in a manner or to a degree that could not be doubted it was immediately and indubitably apparent that I had interrupted a scene of lovers Syn beyond a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, beyond doubt |
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