surely

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sure·ly /ˈʃɔːli $ ˈʃʊrli/ S1 W2 adverbadv

1 [sentence adverbadv]MUST used to show that you think something must be true, especially when people seem to be disagreeing with you 想必，谅必〔尤用于当别人似乎不同意时〕

You must have heard about the riots, surely?

想必你已经听说骚乱的事了吧？

There must surely be some explanation.

肯定有某种解释吧。

Surely we can’t just stand back and let this happen?

我们总不能袖手旁观，任由这种事发生吧？

2 surely not spokenBELIEVE# used to show you cannot believe that something is true 绝不可能，绝对不会〔用于表示不相信〕

‘The chairman’s just handed in his resignation.’ ‘Surely not.’

“主席刚递交了辞呈。”“不可能吧。”

Examples from the Corpus

surely not• No, no, surely not.• Not about the sight of me acting, thought Arthur; surely not.• Such young skin, surely not ...?• The postmodernists rejected this viewpoint, however, as excessive romanticism, but Peto would surely not have cared.• And in any case, what Lucy may have done was surely not so dreadful and will be soon forgotten.• This is surely not so much a knock-out punch, more of a gentle slap on the wrist.• Throwing money at the problem is surely not the way to convince people of sincerity.• I said surely not, they were only two.

3 formalCERTAINLY/DEFINITELY certainly 必定，无疑

Such sinners will surely be punished.

这样的罪人必定会受到惩罚。

4. American EnglishAmE old-fashionedYES used to say ‘yes’ to someone or to express agreement with them 当然；可以；没错〔用于表示同意〕

→ slowly but surely at slowly(2)

Examples from the Corpus

surely• Your car must be worth more than $500, surely!• Surely Beverly would be willing to help.• We must have overlooked it somehow, as it surely couldn't have been missed out altogether?• This would surely encourage golfers to repair their own pitch marks and those left by others.• Laertes would surely have killed him.• Surely he must have realized that the money was stolen.• If a sign were needed that the Internet has become a real market, the arrival of tax avoidance is surely it.• But surely Mr. Middlemass could do something.• Throwing money at the problem is surely not the way to convince people of sincerity.• In historical perspective, we know that Chairman Khrushchev was surely right.• I thought surely you knew!

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