presumably

英 [prɪˈzjuːməbli]

美 [prɪˈzuːməbli]

adv.  很可能; 大概; 想必是

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2522 / COCA.4288

牛津词典

adv.

• 很可能；大概；想必是
  used to say that you think that sth is probably true
  1. Presumably this is where the accident happened.
     这大概就是事故现场。
  2. You'll be taking the car, presumably?
     想必您是要买这辆汽车了？
  3. I couldn't concentrate, presumably because I was so tired.
     我的精神集中不起来，大概是太累了吧。

柯林斯词典

• ADV 大概；很可能；也许；据推测
  If you say that something ispresumablythe case, you mean that you think it is very likely to be the case, although you are not certain.
  1. Presumably the front door was locked when you came down this morning?...
     早上你下楼的时候，前门大概是锁上的吧？
  2. The spear is presumably the murder weapon...
     这支鱼叉可能就是凶器。
  3. He had gone to the reception desk, presumably to check out.
     他已经去前台了，可能是要办理退房手续。

英英释义

adv

• by reasonable assumption
  1. presumably, he missed the train
  Synonym:presumptively

双语例句

• Presumably he knows more about the subject than you do;
  很可能作者在有关的问题上比你懂得多。
• This means that there was more money and, presumably, less poverty.
  这说明钱多了，也可以这样说，贫困的程度减轻了。
• Presumably this is because it is a powerful vindication of their research, and not because they are Spanish.
  想必这是因为他们的研究得到了有力证明，而非因为他们是西班牙人。
• I have done this by submitting questions to both men who will presumably answer them in depth.
  我向他们提交了问题，完成了采访，希望他们的回答有够深度。
• The spear is presumably the murder weapon
  这支鱼叉可能就是凶器。
• Presumably you have specific things you are interested in.
  自然你会对某些事特别感兴趣。
• That presumably was not his original intention.
  揆其本意，或非如此。
• I think it must be so.; Presumably it is so.
  谅必如此。
• And presumably this parrot has attracted the boy's attention.
  这只鹦鹉大概吸引了这名男孩的注意力。
• 'There'd been a tremendous amount of poverty around and presumably this made some impact then.' — 'Oh not half.'
  “过去贫困现象比比皆是，恐怕在当时也有不小的影响吧？”“没错，那还真不是一星半点的。”