presumably

US [prɪˈzuməbli]
UK [prɪˈzjuːməbli]
  • adv.大概；很可能；想必是
  • Web推测起来；据推测；推测上

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Presumably
adv.
1.
很可能；大概；想必是used to say that you think that sth is probably true
Presumably this is where the accident happened.
这大概就是事故现场。
You'll be taking the car, presumably?
想必您是要买这辆汽车了？
I couldn't concentrate, presumably because I was so tired.
我的精神集中不起来，大概是太累了吧。

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1.
"Big the Qin Dynasty, now the whole world is our Daqin 's world, you do not know ah, presumably out of your mind" !
“大秦，现在整个天下都是我们大秦的天下了，你这也不知道啊，大概脑子进水了”！
" dà qín , xiàn zài zhěng gè tiān xià dōu shì wǒ men dà qín de tiān xià le , nǐ zhè yě bù zhī dào wa , dà gài nǎo zi jìn shuǐ le " !
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2.
Those who risked their safety in the fire were rushed into a smile children, presumably to see another house of the bar!
那些奋不顾身微笑冲向炮火中的人儿，想必是看到另外一个家了吧！
nà xiē fèn bú gù shēn wēi xiào chōng xiàng pào huǒ zhōng de rén ér , xiǎng bì shì kàn dào lìng wài yī gè jiā le ba !
www.dota123.com
3.
How life had first made proteins without enzymes, which presumably had to be proteins themselves, had been a chicken-and-egg conundrum.
生命最初如何在没有酶（可能是蛋白质本身）的情况下合成蛋白质？这是个鸡与蛋谁先产生的难题。
shēng mìng zuì chū rú hé zài méi yǒu méi ( kě néng shì dàn bái zhì běn shēn ) de qíng kuàng xià hé chéng dàn bái zhì ? zhè shì gè jī yǔ dàn shuí xiān chǎn shēng de nán tí 。
article.yeeyan.org
4.
However, even generous, to let me, Shishu is adults, and presumably those who would not let him?
可是，就算是宽宏大量，要放过我，那么师叔是个大人了，想必那些人不会放过他吧？
kě shì , jiù suàn shì kuān hóng dà liàng , yào fàng guò wǒ , nà me shī shū shì gè dà ren le , xiǎng bì nà xiē rén bú huì fàng guò tā ba ?
blog.sina.com.cn
5.
Justice Kagan was an active questioner but did not indicate which way she was planning to cast her presumably decisive vote.
卡根法官提问很积极，但没有表示她将把自己想必具有决定性的一票投给哪一方。
kǎ gēn fǎ guān tí wèn hěn jī jí , dàn méi yǒu biǎo shì tā jiāng bǎ zì jǐ xiǎng bì jù yǒu jué dìng xìng de yī piào tóu gěi nǎ yī fāng 。
cn.nytimes.com
6.
Beneath the ash--and presumably at least as old--the researchers found a layer of ice at least 300 feet thick.
研究者们在灰烬的下面发现了一层至少有300英尺厚的冰，可以推测此冰层至少也与那些灰烬一样古老。
yán jiū zhě men zài huī jìn de xià mian fā xiàn le yī céng zhì shǎo yǒu sān bǎi yīng chǐ hòu de bīng , kě yǐ tuī cè cǐ bīng céng zhì shǎo yě yǔ nà xiē huī jìn yí yàng gǔ lǎo 。
tr.bab.la
7.
After all, if it's going to grow your dick, presumably it'll also grow your hands to massive proportions as you apply it?
毕竟，如果他将增大你的阴茎，是不是可以推断，当你把它用在手上的时候，他也会增大你的手掌到相同的比例？
bì jìng , rú guǒ tā jiāng zēng dà nǐ de yīn jīng , shì bu shì kě yǐ tuī duàn , dāng nǐ bǎ tā yòng zài shǒu shàng de shí hou , tā yě huì zēng dà nǐ de shǒu zhǎng dào xiāng tóng de bǐ lì ?
article.yeeyan.org
8.
It isn't clear exactly how much yen Japan injected into currency markets Wednesday, but it will presumably need more than last time.
周三日本向外汇市场注入了多少日圆尚不可知，但可以想见需要比上次投入更多。
zhōu sān rì běn xiàng wài huì shì chǎng zhù rù le duō shao rì yuán shàng bù kě zhī , dàn kě yǐ xiǎng jiàn xū yào bǐ shàng cì tóu rù gèng duō 。
c.wsj.com
9.
Presumably the rate of pay will stay the same and, if the work is a bit less stressful than before, you should see that as a blessing.
你的薪水大概还会保持原有水平，如果工作比原来轻松了一些，你应该把这视为一种恩惠。
nǐ de xīn shuǐ dà gài hái huì bǎo chí yuán yǒu shuǐ píng , rú guǒ gōng zuò bǐ yuán lái qīng sōng le yì xiē , nǐ yīng gāi bǎ zhè shì wéi yī zhǒng ēn huì 。
www.ftchinese.com
10.
Mr Bush will have reached the last lap of a broken presidency. His successor, presumably, will attend as an observer.
布什的总统任期将步入最后阶段，他的继任者大概会以观察者的身份出席。
bù shí de zǒng tǒng rèn qī jiāng bù rù zuì hòu jiē duàn , tā de jì rèn zhě dà gài huì yǐ guān chá zhě de shēn fèn chū xí 。
www.ftchinese.com
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