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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++rea·son·a·bly /ˈriːzənəbli/ ●●○ S3 W3 adverb 1 [+adj/adverb]QUITE/FAIRLY quite or to a satisfactory degree, but not completely 尚可，还可以 The car is in reasonably good condition. 这辆车的车况还不错。 He’s doing reasonably well at school. 他在学校表现还算不错。2 FAIRin a way that is right or fair 合理地；公平地 He can’t reasonably be expected to have known that. 按理说，他是不可能知道那件事的。3 SENSIBLEin a sensible way 理智地，明智地 Despite her anger, she had behaved very reasonably. 她虽然生气，但表现得很理智。Examples from the Corpus
reasonably• The several criticisms of the market economy are reasonably accurate and certainly too serious to ignore.• It was the high-school students who reasonably and responsibly found a solution to the problem.• Most industrial tribunal buildings are purpose built and are reasonably comfortably equipped.• Thus the minimum cost of a reasonably diversified portfolio would be 30,000-40,000.• How long before we can reasonably expect to see any improvement?• Chao is still in reasonably good health.• Dad's in reasonably good shape for a 68-year-old.• These securities are short-term, highly liquid securities with reasonably high yields.• Kevin is a hard worker and reasonably intelligent but he has never been promoted.• Another might reasonably reply that because we are animals, creatures of nature, consciousness and nature are inseparable.• You can buy a proprietary mix that will provide end residues that balance reasonably well - eventually.• The current state of Earth, some 4. 7 billion years later, is reasonably well known to us.• She speaks Spanish reasonably well.• A commonly proposed and reasonably workable alternative to constant per unit prices is the two-part tariff structure.rea·son·a·bly adverbChineseSyllable
not degree, to but or Corpus satisfactory a quite
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rea‧son‧a‧bly S2 W3 /ˈriːzənəbli/
adverb
The car is in reasonably good condition.
He’s doing reasonably well at school.
2. in a way that is right or fair:
He can’t reasonably be expected to have known that.
3. in a sensible way:
Despite her anger, she had behaved very reasonably.
▪ rather/quite especially British English more than a little, but less than very. British people often use these words before adjectives in conversation. In many cases they do not intend to change the meaning – it is just something that people say: She seemed rather unhappy. | It's rather a difficult question. | It’s getting quite late. | Malaria is rather common in this area.
▪fairly rather. Fairly is used in both British and American English: The test was fairly easy. | It’s a fairly long way to the next town.
▪pretty spoken rather. Pretty is more informal than the other words and is used in spoken English: Her French is pretty good. | We’re in a pretty strong position.
▪reasonably to a satisfactory level or degree: He plays reasonably well. | Let's just say that I am reasonably confident we'll win.
▪moderately formal more than a little, but not very: Her family was moderately wealthy. | The food was moderately good, but not as good as the food in the other restaurants. | Use a moderately high heat. | a moderately difficult climb
▪somewhat formal fairly or to a small degree. Somewhat is used especially when talking about the size or degree of something. It is often used in comparatives: The celebrations were somewhat larger than last year’s. | He looked somewhat irritated. | a somewhat surprising decision
rea‧son‧a‧bly S2 W3 /ˈriːzənəbli/
adverb Word Family: noun: reason, reasoning, reasonableness; adjective: reasonable ≠ unreasonable, reasoned; verb: reason; adverb: reasonably ≠ unreasonably
1. [+ adjective/adverb] quite or to a satisfactory degree, but not completely: 2. in a way that is right or fair:
3. in a sensible way:
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