"Sure"与"Surely"作"准/的确/当然"解时的用法辨析:
一、词性差异
1. Sure
-- 形容词性:基本用法(作表语/补语)
-- 副词性:非正式口语中替代"surely"
2. Surely
-- 纯副词:修饰动词/形容词/整个句子
二、语义侧重
1. Sure
-- 主观确定性(说话者自身确信)
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主题笔记
word-vs-word-cn
【Sure】 is an adjective.
- Waiting for hours is a 【sure】 sign of his patience and dedication.
【Surely】 is an adverb.
- Waiting for hours is 【surely】 a sign of his patience and dedication.
Note: Careful writers try to avoid using the following informal uses of 【sure】 :
- 【Sure】 enough, I’ll be there.
- She 【sure】 is a nice person.
- He 【sure】 needed the money.
- 【Sure】 , I want to attend college.