| 释义 |
preˈsumably, adv.
[f. as prec. + -ly2.]
†1. With presumption or taking of things for granted without examination. Obs. rare—1.
1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. 34 Authors presumably writing by common places, wherein for many yeares promiscuously amassing all that makes for their subject.
2. Qualifying a statement: As one may presume or reasonably suppose; by presumption or supposition; probably.
1846Poe Kirkland Wks. 1864 III. 38 A journal exclusively devoted to foreign concerns, and therefore presumably imbued with something of a cosmopolitan spirit. 1869Browning Ring & Bk. viii. 1257 Where all presumably is peace and joy. 1880L. Stephen Pope i. 2 The little household was presumably a very quiet one. 1885Sir H. Cotton in Law Times LXXIX. 195/1 A vendor is presumably aware of the nature of his title. |
