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。
