- 1rB2
/ədˈmɪtɪdli/
You say admittedly when you accept that something is true, even though it does not help what you are saying, and then you usually go on with but or though to the point you really want to make.
不可否認；的確
核心畫面
You can picture someone arguing a case who pauses to hand the other side one point — openly, on purpose — and then goes straight back to their own.
一個人正在講自己的看法，講到一半停下來，主動把一個對自己不利的事實交出去：「這點我承認。」他不是被抓包才認的，是自己…更多收起
一個人正在講自己的看法，講到一半停下來，主動把一個對自己不利的事實交出去：「這點我承認。」他不是被抓包才認的，是自己先講的。而且交出去之後，他馬上就轉回自己那邊——所以 admittedly 幾乎總是後面跟著 but 或 though。整個動作的用意其實是讓自己的立場更站得住腳。原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
admittedlyadv
- 1
As is acknowledged to be true; by general admission; confessedly.
- Admittedly, vandalism is a bit of a problem.
- She was admittedly the one who killed the baron.
- 2
Signals a concession followed by a counterpoint usually headed by but.
- It's only a theory, admittedly, but it might work.
- Admittedly he can't swim, but he still loves going to the seaside anyway.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。