喜樂美語

核心畫面

You can think of evidently as pointing at your reason: you are not stating a fact directly, you are reading it off something — a sign in front of you, or what someone told you. The word quietly says 'here is where I got this'.

說話的人不是直接宣布事實，而是「從某個線索讀出來的」。他手上有東西——地上的水漬、對方的臉色、別人講的一句話——然後…更多收起說話的人不是直接宣布事實，而是「從某個線索讀出來的」。他手上有東西——地上的水漬、對方的臉色、別人講的一句話——然後從那裡推出結論。所以 evidently 這個字其實在偷偷交代來源：「我不是憑空講的，我是根據某個東西講的。」也正因為是推出來的、不是親眼確認的，它永遠留著一點點退路，不像 certainly 那樣把話說死。

Two branches

看得出來：線索就在眼前

線索是你自己感官接收到的，所以語氣比較有把握。

clearly, visibly true · r · B2

Used to say that something is true because there are signs you can see or hear that show it. The speaker is not guessing: they are reading the answer off what is in front of them.

顯然；看得出來

聽說：線索是別人的話

同樣是「從線索讀出來」，但線索換成了轉述的話，所以把握度降低、責任也跟著轉出去。

apparently, reportedly · r · B2

Used to say that something is true because someone has told you so, not because you have seen it yourself. You are passing on what you heard, so you are not promising it is right.

聽說；據說；看樣子

原始詞典資料3 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。

evidentlyadv/ˈɛvɪdəntli/

  • 1

    In a manner which makes the fact or conclusion evident; obviously; as may be clearly inferred.

    • The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. To display them the walls had been tinted a vivid blue which had now faded, but the carpet, which had evidently been stored and recently relaid, retained its original turquoise.
  • 2

    obsoleteIn such a way as to be clearly visible or manifest; distinctly, clearly.

    • The ſame mã ſawe in a vyſion evydently aboute the nynthe houre of the daye the angell of god commynge in vnto hym […]
  • 3

    Apparently.

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。