1 ADV 想必;当然 You use surely to emphasize that you think something should be true, and you would be surprised if it was not true. 想必;当然 [emphasis]
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You're an intelligent woman, surely you realize by now that I'm helping you.
你是个聪明的女人，想必你现在明白了我是在帮你。
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You surely haven't forgotten Dr Walters?.
你想必还没有忘记沃尔特斯医生吧？
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If I can accept this situation, surely you can.
如果我能接受这种情况，你当然也能。
SYN it must be the case that, without question, assuredly
2 ADV [ADVERB before verb] 无疑;必定 If something will surely happen or is surely the case, it will definitely happen or is definitely the case. 无疑;必定 [formal]
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He knew that under the surgeon's knife he would surely die.
他知道他必定会死在外科医生刀下。
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He is an artist, just as surely as Rembrandt or any other first-rate portrait painter is one.
他无疑是一名画家，就如同伦勃朗或任何其他一流的肖像画家一样。
SYN undoubtedly, certainly, definitely, inevitably
3 PHRASE 缓慢但确定地;稳扎稳打地 If you say that something is happening slowly but surely, you mean that it is happening gradually but it is definitely happening. 缓慢但确定地;稳扎稳打地
Usage Note :
American speakers use both surely and certainly to agree with requests and statements. 'It is still a difficult world for women.'—'Oh, certainly.' Surely, yes, I agree entirely with that. Note that British speakers only use certainly in this way.
美国人用 surely 和 certainly 表示同意请求或说法：‘It is still a difficult world for women.’—‘Oh, certainly.’ (“女人在这个世界上生活仍然很艰难。”—“噢，没错。”)，Surely, yes, I agree entirely with that (是的，没错，我完全同意)。注意英国人只用 certainly 表示这种用法。
| Word Partnership | Use surely with: |
| VERB. | surely know something, surely think something 1 surely die 2 |
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