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Broadly

“broadly speaking” 引出概括性说法;“smile broadly” 指咧嘴笑、笑容明显。语气常比 “generally” 稍口语。

  1. “Broadly speaking, the plan should work.” (大体上说,这个计划应该可行。)
  2. “The policy broadly aligns with public opinion.” (这项政策大体上与民意一致。)
  3. “He grinned broadly when he heard the good news.” (听到好消息时他咧嘴大笑。)

形容词 “broad”(宽的、广泛的)加副词后缀 “-ly”。

“broad” + “-ly” 构成方式/程度副词。

学术写作与演讲中 “broadly” 用来限定论断范围,暗示存在例外;日常对话中软化绝对判断。

  • 固定搭配: “broadly speaking” (广义上说), “broadly similar” (大体相似)
  • 形容词: broad;名词: breadth

broad(宽)+ ly → 把范围「放宽」来说,就是「大致、广泛」。

“The report was broadly accurate, though a few details were outdated.” (报告大体准确,不过有些细节过时了。)