reportedly

/rɪˈpɔːtɪdli/ (bre, ipa) · /rɪˈpɔːrtɪdli/ (ame, ipa) · /ri-ˈpȯr-təd-lē/ (ame, mw)

reportedly — 副詞

1. used to show that a statement is based on what other people have said, not on in

1.副詞C2
釋義

據報導；據稱

根據他人說法，未經證實

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.

例句

The CEO reportedly earned over ten million dollars last year.

這家公司的執行長據報導去年賺了超過一千萬美元。

reportedly + past tense verb (earned)

Constanza reportedly quit her job after the disagreement with the manager.

Constanza 據報導在與經理發生爭執後辭去了工作。

同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

❌Reportedly, she told me she was sick.
✅She reportedly told co-workers she was sick.
💡'reportedly' should not be used for what someone told you directly; it is for information from other, non-direct sources.