单词 | technically |
释义 | technically (once / 1512 pages) 1adv 2adv Something technically true is actually, really true or correct but it may not be the way people think about it. For example, although people call a tomato a vegetable, technically it’s a fruit. A birth father may technically be your father — according to a DNA test — but if you've lived with a stepfather your whole life, he’s your dad. Things that are technically true fulfill some exact requirement. Technically, a swing set might be in your neighbor’s yard, but since their kids are grown up, they consider it yours. WORD FAMILYtechnical: nontechnical, technicality, technically, technicals, untechnical+/technicality: technicalities/untechnical: untechnically USAGE EXAMPLES“Technically it can’t be 100 percent assured that your data will remain anonymous,” she said. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) It’s a more technically difficult procedure, but the surgery was a success. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Second Avenue line – technically a four-stop extension of the Q – is a substantial achievement for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1adv with regard to technique technically lagging behind the Japanese a technically brilliant boxer 2adv with regard to technical skill and the technology available 2a technically brilliant solution adv according to the exact meaning; according to the facts technically, a bank's reserves belong to the stockholders technically, the term is no longer used by experts |
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