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patently adv.毫无疑问地；明白地；公然地 (1) 她的解释显然是荒唐可笑的。(2) 根据我的见闻，这显然言过其实。(3) 这是十分荒谬的事，用不着多说的。 It might be patently obvious to you that your roommate forgot to take out the trash, or patently absurd that your brother thinks he will have a long, successful career as a street magician and fire juggler. Either way, the word patently serves to emphasize how apparent or clear your observation is. The Latin root of patently makes its meaning patently clear: patere means "lie open" or "be open."

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英 ['peɪtəntli] 美 ['pætəntli] (1) Her explanation was patently ridiculous.(2) From what I heard and saw, that was patently untrue.(3) The thing is so patently absurd that we need waste no more words on it. Use the adverb patently when you want to emphasize something as clearly obvious. For example, you might say "It's patently clear that you hate spinach."

英语单词	patently
英美音标	英 ['peɪtəntli] 美 ['pætəntli]
中文释义	adv.毫无疑问地；明白地；公然地
英语例句	(1) Her explanation was patently ridiculous. (2) From what I heard and saw, that was patently untrue. (3) The thing is so patently absurd that we need waste no more words on it.
中文例句	(1) 她的解释显然是荒唐可笑的。 (2) 根据我的见闻，这显然言过其实。 (3) 这是十分荒谬的事，用不着多说的。
vocabulary简明	Use the adverb patently when you want to emphasize something as clearly obvious. For example, you might say "It's patently clear that you hate spinach."
vocabulary扩展	It might be patently obvious to you that your roommate forgot to take out the trash, or patently absurd that your brother thinks he will have a long, successful career as a street magician and fire juggler. Either way, the word patently serves to emphasize how apparent or clear your observation is. The Latin root of patently makes its meaning patently clear: patere means "lie open" or "be open."

Patently Absurd Emphasize Clear 英 Peɪtəntli] 美 Pætəntli Adv.毫无疑问地；明白地；公然地