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reputedly

UK /rɪˈpjuːtɪdli/US /rɪˈpjuːtɪdli/

词源

源自拉丁语 'reputare',意为 '思考、认为',通过古法语 'reputer' 进入英语,加上副词后缀 '-edly' 形成。

adverb

❶ 据传,据说。用于表示某件事被广泛相信或声称是真的,但可能没有确凿证据支持。

“He is reputedly the richest man in town.”

(据传他是镇上最富有的人。)

“This restaurant is reputedly the best in the city.”

(这家餐厅据说是城里最好的。)

同义词:allegedly, supposedly, reportedly

常见短语

reputedly so — 据说如此,用于强调某件事被广泛相信或声称是真的。

“The story is reputedly so, but no one can confirm it.”

(据说故事是这样的,但没人能证实。)