Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1516
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肯定；必定；当然；确实
Without doubt; certainly; definitely.
用于表示确信或必然，语气较强；口语中有时用 sure 代替。
- 1.
Without fail.
必定；一定。
- 2.
definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')
肯定地或积极地(有时非正式地用'sure'代替'surely')
- 3.
Certainly, undoubtedly.
当然；毫无疑问。
- 4.
With confidence.
自信地；有信心地。
自信地；有把握地；从容地；必定；一定。；肯定地或积极地(有时非正式地用'sure'代替'surely')；当然；毫无疑问。；自信地；有信心地。
In use
If you practice daily, you will surely improve your English.
She surely knows the answer, since she studied all night.
The team's hard work will surely lead to success.
the results are surely encouraging
Surely + [verb]
用于肯定句，强调确定性。
He will surely win the game.
他一定会赢得比赛。
Surely + [subject] + [modal verb] + [verb]?
用于疑问句，表示惊讶或怀疑。
Surely you can't be serious?
你肯定不是认真的吧？
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- surely will
- 必定会
- If you study hard, you surely will pass the exam.如果你努力学习，你必定会通过考试。
- surely must
- 一定必须
- You surely must be tired after such a long journey.经过这么长的旅行，你一定很累了。
- surely not
- 当然不
- Surely you are not serious about quitting your job?你当然不是真的想辞职吧？
- surely enough
- 果然
- I predicted it would rain, and surely enough, it did.我预测会下雨，果然下了。
- surely know
- 肯定知道
- After all these years, you surely know the answer.这么多年后，你肯定知道答案。
- surely can
Learner notes
Memory Tip
surely = sure（确定）+ ly，表示无疑地。
Context & Register
通常用于正式场合，如书面语或正式演讲。口语中常用'sure'代替。
Grammar Note
常用于句首、句中或句末表示确定
Pronunciation & Spelling
The word 'surely' (/ˈʃʊrli/) rhymes with 'purely' (/ˈpjʊrli/). Other common -ly adverbs such as 'really', 'early', 'clearly', 'only', 'simply' are spelling lookalikes but do not rhyme due to different stressed vowels.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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