adverb

admittedly

誠然, 公認地

Admittedly, I could have tried harder.

誠然,我本可以更努力。

The car is old, but admittedly reliable.

這輛車很舊,但公認很可靠。

((Admittedly, [clause])) 誠然,... Admittedly, I could have tried harder.

同義詞: certainly (當然), truly (確實); 反義詞: questionably (可疑地), doubtfully (不確定地)

由 admitted (承認的) 加上構成副詞的後綴 -ly 組成。字面意思是「以一種被承認的方式」。

在提出反駁之前,用在句首承認某一點。“Admittedly, it's expensive, but the quality is excellent.” (誠然,它很貴,但品質很好。)

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