evidently

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ev·i·dent·ly /ˈevədəntli $ -dənt-, -dent-/ AWL adverb 1 OBVIOUSused to say that something is true because you can see that it is true 明显地，显然 SYN clearly She was evidently a heavy smoker. 她显然烟瘾很大。 He was evidently in pain. 他显然很痛。 She was evidently upset by what she saw. 她显然对所见到的事情感到不快。[sentence adverb] Evidently, the builders had finished and gone home early. 很明显，建筑工人干完活后早早回家了。2 OBVIOUSused to say that you have been told that something is true 据说 SYN apparently He was evidently a rude, unpleasant child. 据说他是个粗鲁而讨厌的孩子。[sentence adverb] Evidently, the local authority are planning to close the school. 据说地方当局打算关闭该学校。

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evidently• The man outside was evidently a visitor.• The attacking force had evidently been spread very thin since altogether there were fewer than 20 planes reported.• She knew that, and Charles knew that, but the public were evidently beginning to think otherwise.• Even I can see the solution, as evidently can Lestrade.• Far from being popular, Hatton had evidently had a host of enemies.• Their contracts evidently having run out, the distinctive enamelled iron advertisements were removed from the ex-Croydon cars in 1942.• She was also flushed and evidently in a state of unrest, which made him feel chivalrous and sympathetic.• Amelio evidently liked what he saw during Carey's concert.• This was evidently the quad devoted to the science faculty.• Evidently, the two of them have gotten back together.