surely
adverb, /ˈʃɔːli//ˈʃʊrli/
Слово англійською: surely
Переклад surely українською: звичайно, безперечно, he will ~ fail — у нього, звичайно, нічого не вийде, безсумнівно, ~ I have met you before — я, безсумнівно, бачив вас раніше, певно, надійно, неминуче, твердо, to know full ~ — твердо знати, slowly but ~ — повільно, але надійно, обов'язково, неодмінно (у відповіді)
Детальний опис
- used to show that you are almost certain of what you are saying and want other people to agree with you
- Surely we should do something about it?
- It's surely only a matter of time before he is found, isn't it?
- Surely by now, things could be organized better?
- Oil prices will surely have some impact on trade.
- used with a negative to show that something surprises you and you do not want to believe it
- Surely you don't think I was responsible for this?
- ‘They're getting married.’ ‘Surely not!’
- They won't go, surely?
- (formal) without doubt; certainly
- He knew that if help did not arrive soon they would surely die.
Which Word? surely / certainlysurely / certainly- You use surely, especially in British English, to show that you are almost certain about what you are saying and you want other people to agree with you:
- Surely this can’t be right?
- You’re surely not thinking of going, are you?
- Certainly usually means ‘without doubt’ or ‘definitely’, and is used to show that you strongly believe something or to emphasize that something is really true:
- I’ll certainly remember this trip!
- I’ll sure remember this trip!
- Compare:
- The meal was certainly too expensive (= there is no doubt about it)
- The meal was surely too expensive? (= that is my opinion. Don’t you agree?).
- In formal language only, surely can be used to mean ‘without doubt’:
- This will surely end in disaster.
- (old-fashioned, North American English, informal) used to say ‘yes’ to somebody or to agree to something
Idioms
slowly but surely
- making slow but definite progress
- We'll get there slowly but surely.