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Reputedly, + clause
reputedly 常放在句首，用逗号与主句隔开，表示“根据普遍说法”。
Reputedly, the company was founded by two brothers.
据说，这家公司是由两兄弟创立的。
据说；据传
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
据说；据传
according to general belief; by reputation
Reputedly, the company was founded by two brothers.
据说，这家公司是由两兄弟创立的。
据说；依普遍看法。
According to repute or general belief.
The old castle is reputedly haunted by a ghost.
这座古堡据说有鬼出没。
She is reputedly the best surgeon in the region.
她据说是该地区最好的外科医生。
The painting was reputedly stolen from a museum in Paris.
这幅画据说是在巴黎的一家博物馆被盗的。
reputedly 常放在句首，用逗号与主句隔开，表示“根据普遍说法”。
Reputedly, the company was founded by two brothers.
据说，这家公司是由两兄弟创立的。
放在实义动词前；若谓语含 be，则通常放在 be 之后。
She reputedly owns several houses in London.
据说她在伦敦拥有好几处房产。
后接形容词或名词时通常需要 be，表示“据说是……”。
The area is reputedly one of the safest in the city.
据说这一地区是全市最安全的区域之一。
Not this
It is reputedly that he is a millionaire.
Use this
It is reputed that he is a millionaire.
reputedly 是副词，不能作 be 动词的表语；表达“据传”应使用固定结构 It is reputed that... 或 be reputed to be/do。
Not this
I trust his reputedly.
Use this
I trust his reputation.
reputedly 是副词，不能作名词；表达“名声”应用名词 reputation。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
据说最好的
This restaurant is reputedly the best in town.
这家餐馆据说是城里最好的。
据说闹鬼的
The old castle is reputedly haunted.
这座古堡据传闹鬼。
据说很富有的
The family is reputedly wealthy.
这个家族据说非常富有。
据说很难的
The exam is reputedly difficult.
这次考试据说很难。
据说是根据……改编的
The film is reputedly based on a true story.
这部电影据说是根据真实故事改编的。
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由 reputation（名声）变来：按名声或外界传闻来说，就是‘据说、据传’。记住 repute 即大家嘴里的名声。
语域：formal 常见场景：新闻报道、正式文章、传记或历史叙述 该词多用于正式书面语，常见于新闻报道或传记中，口语中较少使用。
None of these words rhymes with reputedly because the stressed syllable is different. Reputed matches the start of the word (/rɪˈpjuːtɪd/). Reportedly and undoubtedly share the exact final /tɪdli/; allegedly and supposedly share the unstressed /ɪdli/ suffix. Warning: acutely (əˈkjuːtli) looks similar in spelling but lacks the /ɪd/ before -ly, so it does not have the same ending.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.