admittedly
UK/əd'mɪtɪdlɪ/US/әd'mitidli/
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Definitions
adv.
Used to concede that something is true
诚然，无可否认地
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedadmittedto, toward, near
+
-lysend, let go
=admittedly
admitted + -ly = "as is admitted." A sentence adverb used to grant a point before countering it: Admittedly, it's expensive, but it lasts.
Example Sentences
- 1.
Admittedly, I should have called you earlier.