Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #5933
supposedly
/səˈpəuzidli/
adverb
据说；据称
核心释义
According to what is believed or claimed by some people, though not necessarily true.
- 1.
据推测；按照某些人的说法
As a matter of supposition; in the beliefs or according to the claims of some people.
据推测；按照某些人的说法；想象上；看上去像；被认为是；恐怕
用法In use
The package supposedly arrived yesterday, but I haven't seen it.
用法提示：supposedly 作副词，表示“据说”，说明消息来自他人的说法，不一定可靠。
She is supposedly an expert in French history, though she often gets facts wrong.
用法提示：supposedly 作副词，表示“据称”，强调这是别人的主张而非事实。
The meeting was supposedly postponed, so we stayed home.
用法提示：supposedly 作副词，表示“据说”，修饰整个句子，暗示信息未经证实。
Supposedly, [clause]
置于句首，修饰整个句子。
Supposedly, he is a billionaire.
据说他是个亿万富翁。
[subject] supposedly [verb phrase]
置于主语与谓语之间，修饰动词短语。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- supposedly safe
- 据称安全的
- This medicine is supposedly safe for children.这种药据称对儿童是安全的。
- supposedly easy
- 据说容易的
- The exam was supposedly easy, but many students failed.考试据说很容易，但许多学生没通过。
- supposedly simple
- 据称简单的
- The recipe is supposedly simple, but it took me hours.这个食谱据称很简单，但我花了好几个小时。
- supposedly free
- 据说免费的
- The app is supposedly free, but it has in-app purchases.这个应用据说免费，但有内购。
- supposedly independent
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象“suppose（假设）”加上“dly”，就是“据假设”，即“据说”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、新闻报道 通常用于中性语境，表达‘据说’的含义，常见于口语和书面语。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No common words rhyme with 'supposedly' (stressed /oʊ/). The listed words share the spelling ending '-edly' but have different stressed vowels.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.