英语词汇“it is safe to say”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. With reference to an assertion or assumption: not likely to be wrong; founded on good reasons or evidence. Hence applied to the person making the assertion. Frequently in it is safe to say, to be safe in saying. Cf. safely adv. 2b.

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1608 Bp. J. Hall Epist. I. i. iv. 30 I thinke it safe to say, that seldome euer those yeares haue promised, seldom haue performed so much.

1642 R. Baker tr. V. Malvezzi Disc. upon Tacitus xxxix. 403 I cannot but account my assertion safe; having Aristotle, Plato, and Pythagoras of my side.

a1749 B. Holme Coll. Epist. & Wks. (1754) ix. Pref. 122 I hope I may be safe in saying, all Signs end in their Substance.

1795 H. Cowley Town before You iii. ii. 43 I am safe in saying that, for I am sure Lady Horatia will not marry a beggar.

1814 Niles' Weekly Reg. 20 Aug. 418/2 At any rate, it is safe to say that the states and districts first named, have that distance of water communication.

1840 Biblical Repertory Apr. 296 We are surely safe in presuming that our readers are well acquainted with the vigour of intellect, and the deep and scriptural piety which characterize this great man's writings.

1884 Liverpool Mercury 18 Feb. 5/2 One is perfectly safe in saying that the position of the defendants has relatively improved.

1905 Chem. Engineer Aug. 236 It is a safe assumption that the thicker the paint film, the less its permeability.

1944 A. Huxley Let. 9 July (1969) 507 One can be safe in betting that, within ten years, there will be rockets, or jet-propelled flying bombs,..capable of flying any distance up to five thousand miles.

1978 W. F. Buckley Stained Glass xx. 200 I would still think it safe to assume you would not be questioned during the day.

2001 D. L. Schlinder Heart of World iv. 145 I begin with the general—and apparently safe—assertion that the critical methods and scholarship of the contemporary academy..are not neutral.

2008 T. F. Madden Empires of Trust vi. 135 It is safe to say..that by 188 bc the Greek world knew all about the Romans.

单词	it is safe to say
释义	> as lemmas it is safe to say b. With reference to an assertion or assumption: not likely to be wrong; founded on good reasons or evidence. Hence applied to the person making the assertion. Frequently in it is safe to say, to be safe in saying. Cf. safely adv. 2b. ΚΠ 1608 Bp. J. Hall Epist. I. i. iv. 30 I thinke it safe to say, that seldome euer those yeares haue promised, seldom haue performed so much. 1642 R. Baker tr. V. Malvezzi Disc. upon Tacitus xxxix. 403 I cannot but account my assertion safe; having Aristotle, Plato, and Pythagoras of my side. a1749 B. Holme Coll. Epist. & Wks. (1754) ix. Pref. 122 I hope I may be safe in saying, all Signs end in their Substance. 1795 H. Cowley Town before You iii. ii. 43 I am safe in saying that, for I am sure Lady Horatia will not marry a beggar. 1814 Niles' Weekly Reg. 20 Aug. 418/2 At any rate, it is safe to say that the states and districts first named, have that distance of water communication. 1840 Biblical Repertory Apr. 296 We are surely safe in presuming that our readers are well acquainted with the vigour of intellect, and the deep and scriptural piety which characterize this great man's writings. 1884 Liverpool Mercury 18 Feb. 5/2 One is perfectly safe in saying that the position of the defendants has relatively improved. 1905 Chem. Engineer Aug. 236 It is a safe assumption that the thicker the paint film, the less its permeability. 1944 A. Huxley Let. 9 July (1969) 507 One can be safe in betting that, within ten years, there will be rockets, or jet-propelled flying bombs,..capable of flying any distance up to five thousand miles. 1978 W. F. Buckley Stained Glass xx. 200 I would still think it safe to assume you would not be questioned during the day. 2001 D. L. Schlinder Heart of World iv. 145 I begin with the general—and apparently safe—assertion that the critical methods and scholarship of the contemporary academy..are not neutral. 2008 T. F. Madden Empires of Trust vi. 135 It is safe to say..that by 188 bc the Greek world knew all about the Romans. extracted from safeadj.int. < as lemmas
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