- 1可以想像地;或許(偏書面,語氣比 probably 弱)
Conceivably means you can imagine that this is so — it is possible, at least in the mind. She could conceivably win does not mean she probably will; it means it is not crazy to picture her winning. Though actually, in real use this adverb often sits between maybe and probably not. Speakers use it when they want to leave a small door open: yes, it could happen, but I am not saying it is likely. It is a bit formal. In chat people say possibly or I guess they might. It is the adverb from conceivable, so it is about how possible something is to imagine. The other meaning of (to become pregnant) does not travel into this adverb in ordinary use.
組成conceivable (able to be imagined) + -ly (in that way).
同家族的字
- conceivablethe adjective this adverb is made from
- conceivethe verb at the root
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,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。
conceivablyadv
- 1
In a conceivable manner; possibly.
- Considering that no lexicographer can conceivably know all the words of a language, students were asked to ponder what data lexicographers used to inform them about words[.]
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