
好词典

源自拉丁语 'popularis'(意为‘大众的’),通过古法语 'populaire' 进入英语,后缀 '-ly' 构成副词形式。
❶ 指被大众广泛接受或普遍认为的方式,常用于描述广为人知的观点、称呼或做法。
“The theory is popularly believed to be true.”
(这个理论被普遍认为是正确的。)
“He is popularly known as the father of modern physics.”
(他被大众称为现代物理学之父。)
popularly known as — 指某人或某物被大众广泛称呼或认可的名称或称号。
“The actor is popularly known as the 'King of Comedy'.”
(这位演员被大众称为“喜剧之王”。)