英英單字圖文記憶(146)
presumably [prɪˈzu:məbli]:
If you say that
something is presumably the case, you mean that you think it is very likely to
be the case, although you are not certain.【大概;很可能;也許;據推測】
【分解】:
【前缀】pre = before,表示:在…之前。
【字根】sum = take,表示:拿;取。
【後缀】ably,表形容詞轉為副詞。
【分析】:presumably = 先拿→先設想。引申為:推測。
For example,
He had gone to
the reception desk, presumably to check out.
他已經去前臺了,可能是要辦理退房手續。