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oversky 发表于 2020-10-29 12:025 I+ q- I2 n" K
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I dare say, (colloq.) I daresay I am prepared to believe, I do not deny, it is very like ...
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# l( B9 v, V) ]& g9 w. z现在我知道为什么Kernerman Advanced Dictionary不入主流了，fairly是个非常容易出歧义的词啊 3 N; k) e: c5 m9 ?; h: o& I
" i0 g0 b1 h% Y: r, J至于SOED6 说【it is very likely】，实际上也是跟【有可能】近，而不跟【很有把握地说】近，但正如你所看到的，这个表达容易引起误会，所以后来的版本就改了
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3 F" L/ |2 r U# v+ |) H, f1 E顺便说一下，有几本词典在daresay下面说venture：% O/ K* P0 T1 y4 v' ]
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transitive verb9 u3 \% v+ U1 o; N# Z( B9 S
: venture to say : think probable—used only in the present tense first-person singular/ ?: q; ] U1 t: F) I: ?
intransitive verb
9 ~' W( e# f. x: R! r: agree, suppose —used only in the present tense first-person singular
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World Book Dictionary：5 y3 F+ _: F' |! z* ^
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or dare say, to venture to say; assume as probable; presume:% ^9 q/ j+ T5 \. U, b
I daresay his success was due to his hard work.
1 ~5 @' j) {" x1 | J* BI daresay you have thought me very neglectful (Jane Carlyle).
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这么做不好，容易叫人误会。dare的两个意义当然是有联系的，但是搅和在一起说就不好了。这么看来还是OED说得最清楚 |
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