知识扩展
易混词辨析
allege、supposedly、reportedly、allegedly vs allegedly
1. allegedly:副词 “据称;据说(指未被证实的说法)”(如 He allegedly stole the money 据称他偷了钱;The company allegedly broke the law 据说该公司违法了);
2. 与 allege(动词 “声称;指控”,如 allege a crime 指控犯罪;allege that 声称……)混淆词性 ——allege 是动词(sb alleges sth),allegedly 是副词(修饰动词或整个句子);
3. 与 supposedly(副词 “据说;假定”,如 supposedly true 据称是真的)区别:supposedly 侧重 “基于假设或传闻”,allegedly 侧重 “基于他人指控或未经证实的说法”(supposedly a good book 据说一本好书,allegedly a stolen book 据称是偷来的书);
4. 与 reportedly(副词 “据报道”,如 reportedly missing 据报道失踪)区别:reportedly 侧重 “基于媒体报道”,allegedly 侧重 “基于他人指控,可能含负面意味”。