- 1沒錯、的確(先承認一句,後面常接 but;不是「核准了」)
You use granted when you admit that something is true, often before you say but.
when you admit that something is true當你承認某件事是真的時候 You use granted你會用granted often before you say but,常常放在你要說but之前
It is a way of giving the other person that point so you can go on: Granted, it is expensive, but it will last.
It is a way of giving the other person that point這是一種先把那個點讓給對方的方式 so you can go on好讓你可以繼續說下去 Granted, it is expensive, but it will last.:沒錯,是貴,但它耐用
It is a little more careful than a plain yes; in speech you might also say true or fair enough.
It is a little more careful than a plain yes比單純說yes更謹慎一點 in speech you might also say true or fair enough;在口語裡,你也可能會說true或fair enough
Though actually, English has another very common phrase, take for granted, which means you stop noticing something because you always have it — that is not this use.
Though actually不過其實 English has another very common phrase, take for granted英文還有另一個很常見的說法take for granted which means you stop noticing something because you always have it意思是因為你一直擁有某件事,所以不再注意到它 — that is not this use——這不是這個用法
And granted is also the past of the verb grant, to give or allow, as in she was granted a visa — again, not this sentence use.
And granted is also the past of the verb grant而且granted也是動詞grant的過去式 to give or allow意思是給予或允許 as in she was granted a visa像she was granted a visa這樣 — again, not this sentence use——同樣不是這句話裡的用法
core核心畫面
組成grant + -ed. Grant means to give or allow. As a sentence opener it is like saying I give you that this part is true.
同家族的字
- grantto give or allow; granted here means it is given that this is true
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
grantedadv/ˈɡɹæntɪd/
- 1
Used to concede a point or to express acknowledgment or awareness, often before stating some contrasting or competing information; used as an expression of respect to the point in question.
- He's a good student and usually does well. Granted, he did fail that one test, but I think there were good reasons for that.
- "You haven't been a very good father." "Granted."
grantedadj/ˈɡɹæntɪd/
- 1
used to mark the premise of a syllogistic argument
- Granted that he has done nothing wrong, he should be set free.
- Granted the lack of evidence, we can make no such conclusion.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary,已精簡格式;依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用,改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。