supposedly

美 [səˈpoʊzɪdli]英 [səˈpəʊzɪdli]
  • adv.据说;据推测;据信;据传
supposedlysupposedly

adv.

据信;据传;据说
according to what is generally thought or believed but not known for certain

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。

allegedly

supposedly

频次

  • 2
    PHR-MODAL (按计划或期望)应当,应该,须
    If you say that something is supposed to happen, you mean that it is planned or expected. Sometimes this use suggests that the thing does not really happen in this way.

    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。

  • 3
    PHR-MODAL 本应该(发生而没有发生)
    If something was supposed to happen, it was planned or intended to happen, but did not in fact happen.

    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。

  • 4
    PHR-MODAL 认为;觉得;相信
    If you say that something is supposed to be true, you mean that people say it is true but you do not know for certain that it is true.

    '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。

  • 5
    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.

    You're supposed to be my friend!...

    你还是我朋友呢!

  • 6
    ADJ 误以为的;误信的;所谓的
    You can use supposed to suggest that something that people talk about or believe in may not in fact exist, happen, or be as it is described.

    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。

  • He was more of a victim than any of the women he supposedly offended...

    相比任何一个据传他曾冒犯过的女人,他其实是更大的受害者。

adv

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believed or reputed to be the case
Synonym: purportedly

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  1. He is supposedly 85 years old .

    据推测他有八十五岁。

  2. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision is supposedly days away from deciding new rules .

    据推测,巴塞尔银行监管委员会(Baselcommitteeonbankingsupervision)将于日内制定新的相关规则。

  3. 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。

  4. The recent murder happened in broad daylight in a supposedly ' safe ' part of London .

    最近的这起谋杀案是光天化日之下在伦敦一个据称“安全”的城区发生的。

  5. Why did these men fight and die ? Supposedly it was to make the world safe for democracy .

    为什么这些人战死了呢?据说,是为了在全世界实现民主。

  6. He 'd made it seem rather a lark , to be visiting a supposedly haunted house .

    他把到一间据说闹鬼的屋子探访说得好像多有意思似的。

  7. I have visited some of the newer supposedly " effective " schools , where children shout slogans in order to learn self - control or must stand behind their desk when they can 't sit still .

    我参观了一些新的所谓"有效"的学校,那里的孩子们为了学会自我控制而喊口号,坐不住的时候必须站在桌子后面。

  8. Some social apps were popular among the children even though they supposedly require users to be at least 13 .

    一些社交应用程序在孩子中很受欢迎,尽管它们可能要求用户年满13岁。

  9. The government said it wasn ’ t convinced that the recycling industry could handle supposedly recyclable cups that were actually covered in cold cappuccino froth .

    英国政府表示,他们不相信回收行业可以处理这些所谓可回收的杯子,尤其是当杯中沾了一层冷卡布奇诺沫。

  10. This phrase comes from the reaction one would supposedly have after reading about such a story in the morning newspaper while having his / her muffin and coffee .

    这个短语表达来源于人们早晨看报时看到上述那种新闻会出现的反应:吃蛋糕的可能被噎到了,喝咖啡的可能把咖啡喷一地。

  11. Smoking is supposedly an important factor which causes lung cancer .

    吸烟被认为是导致肺癌的一大因素。

  12. One color could supposedly be changed to another .

    按推测,某一种颜色可变为另一种颜色。

  13. College , in Chinese culture , is supposedly a breeze .

    在中国的文化里,大学好像是很轻松的地方。

  14. The rate of foreign exchange , once established , was supposedly fixed .

    这个汇率一旦制定就被认为是固定不变的。

  15. It supposedly has this really big chapter on spontaneous regeneration .

    上面有一大章是讲组织自我重生的。

  16. From a group that 's supposedly on our side .

    由本应站在我们这边的组织所引发。

  17. 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。

  18. If you see it the other way , you are ( supposedly ) using left brain .

    如果觉得是逆时针旋转,说明你在使用左脑;

  19. I know several supposedly " diverse " cities .

    我熟知几个按理说非常“多元化”的城市。

  20. Asthma is supposedly becoming more common in children .

    据说哮喘病在儿童中越来越普遍了。

  21. You know , to supposedly help me with my urges .

    按道理是来帮助我解决我冲动的问题。

  22. On how female graduates are , supposedly , responsible for rising house prices

    关于女性毕业生如何可能对飞涨的房价负责

  23. A placebo is something that supposedly has no impact and no effect on body .

    所谓安慰剂,就是假定有某种治疗作用,但实际上根本没有作用东西。

  24. Three of the gods from the caves supposedly came here as well .

    八仙洞里的其中三仙应该也来过这里。

  25. As standard tariffs are cut , governments reach instead for supposedly emergency measures .

    随着标准关税的降低,各国政府转而诉诸于所谓的紧急措施。

  26. Two weeks after you supposedly killed him .

    就在他应该已经被你杀了的两周后。

  27. And , among adults , supposedly women blush more than men .

    在成人当中,女性比男性脸红的现象较多。

  28. Economic recovery is supposedly getting underway . factual claim [ advertising ]

    经济据称正在恢复中。有事实根据的声称〔广告〕

  29. Said the old owners were some rich brother and sister , crazy people supposedly .

    据说原来的房主是一对富有的兄妹,想象中的两人是疯狂的。

  30. This time the world financial system is supposedly going to collapse and capitalism is being called into question .

    这次,全球金融体系被认为行将崩溃,资本主义也正受到质疑。