把一件事指明
兩個意思差在手指指向哪裡。指向說出來的話，就是「講明」；指向一樣東西或一個行動，就是「只為了這個目的」。
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In a way that states something very clearly and firmly, leaving no room for doubt about what was meant, allowed or refused.
明確地
核心畫面
Think of a finger pointing straight at one thing and a voice saying, 'this one, and I am saying it out loud.' Whatever the finger lands on has no fog around it. Point it at words and you get 'said in plain terms'; point it at a thing or an action and you get 'made for this one purpose'.
expressly 可以想成一根手指直直指著一樣東西，同時開口說：「就是這個，我現在講明。」被指到的那一點沒有模糊地…更多收起
expressly 可以想成一根手指直直指著一樣東西，同時開口說：「就是這個，我現在講明。」被指到的那一點沒有模糊地帶。手指指向「話」的時候，意思就是這句話有講出口、有寫下來，不是靠別人猜。手指指向「一件東西或一個動作」的時候，意思就是它存在的理由只有那一個，不是做好之後順便拿來用。From the word’s history
Wiktionary gives expressly as express + -ly. The -ly turns it into a word about how something is said or done, which is why both modern uses are about pinning one thing down.
本批資料的 Wiktionary 條目把 expressly 記為 express 加上 -ly。-ly 讓它變成描述「怎麼說、怎麼做」的字。這也說明了為什麼兩個意思都在做同一件事：把一個點釘死，不留模糊空間。
Wiktionary entry 'expressly' (adv), etymology_text supplied in this packet: 'From express + -ly.' (source_ref kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:1025832737)
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