Word · Frequency #5801
allegedly
据称；据说；据报道
核心释义
according to what has been alleged; reportedly
- 1.
根据指控；据说,据报道
According to allegation(s); supposedly, reportedly.
- 2.
据称,按照所指控的
according to what has been alleged
根据指控；据说,据报道；据称,按照所指控的；依其申述
用法In use
The package allegedly arrived yesterday, but I never saw it.
用法提示：allegedly 作副词，位于谓语前，表示“据称”，说明消息未经证实。
She allegedly told her friend the secret, though nobody knows for sure.
用法提示：allegedly 修饰动词 told，表示所述行为只是根据别人的说法。
The restaurant allegedly uses fresh ingredients, but the quality varies.
用法提示：allegedly 作副词，修饰动词 uses，表达“据称”，带出未经证实的说法。
he was on trial for allegedly murdering his wife
allegedly + past participle
用于被动结构，表示据称发生的事情。
The politician was allegedly involved in the scandal.
该政治家据称卷入丑闻。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- allegedly committed
- 据称实施（犯罪等）
- He allegedly committed the robbery.他据称实施了抢劫。
- allegedly involved
- 据称卷入
- She was allegedly involved in the scandal.她据称卷入了丑闻。
- allegedly said
- 据称说
- The politician allegedly said the comments off the record.那位政客据称说了那些私下评论。
- allegedly stolen
- 据称被盗
- The painting was allegedly stolen from the museum.那幅画据称是从博物馆被盗的。
- allegedly killed
- 据称杀害
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 'a ledge'（一个边缘），某人站在边缘声称某事，即‘据称’。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于正式或法律语境，表示根据指控但未经证实。常见于新闻报道和法律文件中。
语法说明Grammar Note
该副词为句子副词，修饰整个命题，表示说话人转述他人说法而不作保证。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling suffix '-edly', but their stressed vowels differ (e.g., /ɛ/ in 'allegedly' vs. /ɔː/ in 'reportedly'), so they are not exact rhymes. The ending sound is generally /ɪdli/ or /ədli/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.