supposed
翻译
应该, 所谓的, 假定的
例句
He was supposed to be here at nine.
他本该九点到这儿的。
This is the supposed site of the battle.
这里据说是那场战斗的地点。
语法模式
be supposed ((to-inf)) 应该做某事 You're supposed to finish your homework.
supposed ((noun)) 所谓的 The supposed expert was a fraud.
近义词
同义词: alleged, presumed, intended; 反义词: actual, confirmed
词源
源自古法语 'supposer'(假设),来自拉丁语 'sub-'(在...之下)+ 'ponere'(放置)。
记忆技巧
想一下 'suppose-d'。某事被“认为”是真的,但这只是一个假设,并非已证实的事实。