supposedly

英 [səˈpəʊzɪdli]

美 [səˈpoʊzɪdli]

adv.  据信; 据传; 据说

TOEFLIELTS

BNC.5933 / COCA.4551

牛津词典

adv.

• 据信；据传；据说
  according to what is generally thought or believed but not known for certain
  1. The novel is supposedly based on a true story.
     据说这部小说是以一个真实的故事为依据的。

柯林斯词典

Pronounced /sə'pəʊzd/ or /sə'pəʊst/ for meanings 1 to 4, and /sə'pəʊzɪd/ for meaning 5. 义项 1 到 4 读作 /sə'pəʊzd/ 或 /sə'pəʊst/。义项 5 读作 /sə'pəʊzɪd/。


• PHR-MODAL (按计划或期望)应当，应该，须
  If you say that somethingis supposed tohappen, you mean that it is planned or expected. Sometimes this use suggests that the thing does not really happen in this way.
  1. He produced a handwritten list of nine men he was supposed to kill...
     他拿出了一份手写的名单，上面列有 9 个他应该要杀死的人。
  2. Public spending is supposed to fall, not rise, in the next few years.
     在接下来的几年里，政府开支应该会下降，而不是上升。
• PHR-MODAL 本应该(发生而没有发生)
  If somethingwas supposed tohappen, it was planned or intended to happen, but did not in fact happen.
  1. He was supposed to go back to Bergen on the last bus, but of course the accident prevented him...
     他本来要乘最后一班汽车回卑尔根，但当然，这起事故使他没能回去。
  2. The first debate was supposed to have been held on Tuesday.
     第一场辩论本该在星期二就举行了。
• PHR-MODAL 认为;觉得;相信
  If you say that somethingis supposed tobe true, you mean that people say it is true but you do not know for certain that it is true.
  1. 'The Whipping Block' has never been published, but it's supposed to be a really good poem...
     《鞭笞刑具》还从未发表过，但大家认为它是一首真正的好诗。
  2. 'The President cannot be disturbed,' his son is supposed to have told an early morning caller.
     “校长不能见客，”他的儿子应该已经这样告知了一位一大清早就来了的拜访者。
• PHR-MODAL (表示恼怒)还是，竟
  You can use 'be supposed to' to express annoyance at someone's ideas, or because something is not happening in the proper way.
  1. You're supposed to be my friend!...
     你还是我朋友呢！
  2. Don't try to tell me what I'm supposed to be feeling...
     别跟我说我到底该作何感想。
  3. What am I supposed to have done wrong now?
     我这会儿究竟做错了什么？
• ADJ 误以为的;误信的;所谓的
  You can usesupposedto suggest that something that people talk about or believe in may not in fact exist, happen, or be as it is described.
  1. Not all indigenous regimes were willing to accept the supposed benefits of British trade.
     并非所有当地的政权都愿意接受与英国贸易的所谓好处。
  2. ...when the rule of law is broken by its supposed guardians.
     当法治被其所谓的捍卫者破坏时

英英释义

adv

• believed or reputed to be the case
  Synonym:purportedly

双语例句

• Clyde's sister ran away, supposedly to be married.
  克莱德的姐姐私奔了，据推测是和人结了婚。
• A: ( Supposedly/ I heard/ they say), it was the first time he did heroin.
  （据称/听说/们说）这是他第一次吸食海洛因。
• Supposedly five and we have a reservation. I guess the other two are still on their way.
  应该总共有五个。我们有预约的。我想其它二个还在路上吧！
• Over the next few months, my supposedly "fixed" disability payments somehow increased by20%.
  过了几个月，我原本以为不可能有变化的疾患补偿金莫名其妙地增加了20%。
• Sundays are cheat days and supposedly the only time the couple goes out to eat.
  周日是他们的放纵日，这大概是这对夫妇唯一上餐馆吃饭的一天。
• Then a tragedy overwhelmed the family. Clyde's sister ran away, supposedly to be married.
  就在这时，一件不幸的事情使家里人悲痛不堪：克莱德的姐姐私奔了，据推测是和人结了婚。
• Not bad for a country supposedly in long-term decline.
  对一个被认为陷于长期衰落的国家而言，这种情况很不错了。
• We've talked about Stephen several times already, he's supposedly the first Christian martyr.
  我们已经讲过几次司提反了，他可能是最早的基督教殉教者。
• Supposedly, you're a lawyer. isn't that too bad for me?
  或许，你是个律师，对我来说算是不错的吧？
• Yours and your* Twin brother who supposedly died at birth.
  你和你那个照理说应该在出生时就死了的双胞胎弟弟。