单词 | obviously |
释义 | obviously (once / 248 pages) adv Something obviously true is clearly, totally, unmistakably true. There's just no doubt about it. Obviously is a word people use when they are sure of something and sure that it's plainly clear to others. When you get presents on your birthday, you're obviously happy. Dogs obviously like to chase squirrels. The sky is obviously blue. People also use this word when they're being mean or sarcastic. If you didn't know who walked on the moon, a friend might say, "Obviously, it was Neil Armstrong!" WORD FAMILYobvious: obviously, obviousness, unobvious+/obviousness: obviousnesses USAGE EXAMPLES“I thought for a first match it was great, because my expectations were obviously quite low.” Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Obviously not all of them were qualified to be president; some of them — here we are thinking of “Lincoln Chafee” — were probably imaginary. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Obviously, this reassuring vision no longer describes the real world, if it ever did. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) adv unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') the answer is obviously wrong Syn apparently, evidently, manifestly, patently, plain, plainly |
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