- 1沒錯、的確（先承認一句，後面常接 but；不是「核准了」）
You use granted when you admit that something is true, often before you say but. It is a way of giving the other person that point so you can go on: Granted, it is expensive, but it will last. It is a little more careful than a plain yes; in speech you might also say true or fair enough. Though actually, English has another very common phrase, take for granted, which means you stop noticing something because you always have it — that is not this use. And granted is also the past of the verb grant, to give or allow, as in she was granted a visa — again, not this sentence use.
句首的 granted 是讓步用法，先承認對方說的有道理，好讓自己接著講不同的看法。最常見的句型是「Granted, ..., but ...」，例如「Granted, it is expensive, but it will last」（的確很貴，不過它很耐用）。比起直接說 yes，它更謹慎一點，口語也可以說 true 或 fair enough。
要注意的是，take for granted（視為理所當然）是另一個片語；granted 也是動詞 grant（給予、准許）的過去式，例如「she was granted a visa」。這兩種都和句首的讓步用法不同。
組成grant + -ed. Grant means to give or allow. As a sentence opener it is like saying I give you that this part is true.
同家族的字
- grantto give or allow; granted here means it is given that this is true
原始詞典資料3 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。
grantedadv/ˈɡɹæntɪd/
- 1
Used to concede a point or to express acknowledgment or awareness, often before stating some contrasting or competing information; used as an expression of respect to the point in question.
- He's a good student and usually does well. Granted, he did fail that one test, but I think there were good reasons for that.
- "You haven't been a very good father." "Granted."
grantedadj/ˈɡɹæntɪd/
- 1
used to mark the premise of a syllogistic argument
- Granted that he has done nothing wrong, he should be set free.
- Granted the lack of evidence, we can make no such conclusion.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。