sup·pos·ed·ly
adverb/səˈpəʊzɪdli/
/səˈpəʊzɪdli/
- according to what is generally thought or believed but not known for certain
据信；据传；据说 - The novel is supposedly based on a true story.
据说这部小说取材于一个真实的故事。 - a poem supposedly written by Shakespeare
一首据说是莎士比亚写的诗 - Police have found the supposedly stolen car.
警方已经找到了据称被盗的汽车。
Oxford Collocations DictionarySupposedly is used with these adjectives:- factual
- impartial
- independent
- …
- The novel is supposedly based on a true story.