[ADV 副词]大概;很可能;也许;据推测 If you say that something is presumably the case, you mean that you think it is very likely to be the case, although you are not certain.
[ADV with cl/group]
[vagueness]
Presumably the front door was locked when you came down this morning?...
早上你下楼的时候,前门大概是锁上的吧?
The spear is presumably the murder weapon...
这支鱼叉可能就是凶器。
He had gone to the reception desk, presumably to check out.
他已经去前台了,可能是要办理退房手续。
Oxford
pre·sum·ably★AWL/prɪˈzjuːməbli; NAmEprɪˈzuːməbli/adverbused to say that you think that sth is probably true 很可能;大概;想必是◆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。pre·sum·ably/prɪˈzjuːməbli; NAmEprɪˈzuːməbli/
used to say that you think something is probably true: It’s raining, which presumably means that your football match will be cancelled.[sentence adverb] He’s dead now, presumably?
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