supposedly

adverb
🔊/səˈpəʊzɪdli/
🔊/səˈpəʊzɪdli/
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  1. according to what is generally thought or believed but not known for certain据信;据传;据说 synonym allegedly
    • The novel is supposedly based on a true story.据说这部小说取材于一个真实的故事。🔊🔊
    • a poem supposedly written by Shakespeare莎士比亚写的一首诗
    • Police have found the supposedly stolen car.警察找到了据称失窃的汽车。
    Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySupposedly is used with these adjectives:
    • factual
    • impartial
    • independent
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