definitely

英語

詞源

definite +‎ -ly。

發音

• (英國、美國) 國際音標^(幫助)：/ˈdɛf.ɪnɪt.li/, /ˈdɛf.ənɪt.li/, /ˈdɛf.nɪt.li/

• 音頻 (美國)

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副詞

definitely (比較級 more definitely, 最高級 most definitely)

1. 肯定地

   Joe definitely doesn't know how to drive a tractor.

   佐伊肯定不知道怎樣開拖拉機。

   She said she wasn't coming, definitely.

   她說她絕對絕對不會來。

2. 明確地，決定地
   • 1912, Joseph Conrad, A Personal Record Chapter IV

     It was really impossible on board that ship to get away definitely from Almayer

   • 1916, Claud Field (translator), Nikolai Gogol, The Nose, (1836)

     And the Nose definitely turned away.

   • 2003, Herbert Mitgang, Once Upon a Time in New York (page 187)

     And these Elders were men of good standing in that community, and they swore definitely before the counsel that this lady committed this impropriety, and there was nobody to gainsay that, except the lady herself, […]

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