reportedly
/rɪˈpɔːtɪdli/ (bre, ipa) · /rɪˈpɔːrtɪdli/ (ame, ipa) · /ri-ˈpȯr-təd-lē/ (ame, mw)
reportedly — adverb
1. used to show that a statement is based on what other people have said, not on in
used to show that a statement is based on what other people have said, not on information that the speaker can confirm directly — common in news reports about events that the journalist did not witness personally.
The CEO reportedly earned over ten million dollars last year.
reportedly + past tense verb (earned)
Constanza reportedly quit her job after the disagreement with the manager.
The old factory on River Road was reportedly sold to a property developer.
Several passengers reportedly saw smoke coming from the engine shortly before takeoff.
The team's star player is reportedly moving to a club in Spain next season.
- allegedly
stronger implication of accusation or wrongdoing; common in legal contexts
- supposedly
more informal and often implies the speaker doubts the claim
- purportedly
very formal, typically used in written reports rather than speech
- it is said that
a more conversational phrase with the same meaning
- definitely
expresses certainty that a reportedly cannot offer
- undoubtedly
marks the speaker's confidence, the opposite of uncertainty
文法句型
reportedly + past tense verb
reportedly + passive (was/were reportedly + past participle)
reportedly + present continuous (is/are reportedly + verb-ing)
用法筆記
Common in journalism and formal writing. The source of the information is usually implied to be a known (but unnamed) person or document — unlike 'apparently', which suggests the speaker's own impression.