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clearly

/ˈkɫɪɹɫi/ adv A1, A2

in a clear way

Word Origin From Latin clarus 'clear, bright, famous' — clearly means 'in a clear manner.' The same root gives us clarify (make clear), clarity, and declare (make known clearly). The PIE root *kele- 'to shout' suggests that clarity originally meant something loud and bright, like a clarion call. So clearly is about shining light on something so it's unmistakable.

adv in a clear way A1

He spoke clearly so everyone could understand.

(副词) 清楚地；清晰地；明白地

老师清楚地解释了规则。

(adverbio) claramente; con claridad; de manera clara

Él habló claramente para que todos pudieran entender.

(adverbe) clairement; distinctement; nettement; visiblement [Clairement : de manière compréhensible, intelligible.]

Il parlait clairement afin que tout le monde puisse comprendre.

(Adverb) deutlich; klar [auf eine deutliche und verständliche Weise]

Sie erklärte die Regeln so **clearly**, dass alle sie verstanden.

(副詞) 分かりやすく、疑う余地なく

彼は皆が理解できるようにはっきりと話した。

(advérbio) claramente; nitidamente; de modo claro [de maneira clara]

Ele falou claramente para que todos pudessem entender.

Synonyms: plainly simply easily obviously Antonyms: unclearly vaguely

adv Without a doubt; obviously. A2 ✓

This is clearly the best solution to the problem we're facing.

(副词) 显然；明显地；无疑地；显而易见 【显然地】

这显然是我们面临问题的最佳解决方案。

(adverbio) claramente; evidentemente; obviamente; sin duda; por descontado [Sin duda; obviamente.]

Esta es claramente la mejor solución al problema que enfrentamos.

(adverbe) clairement; évidemment; manifestement; de toute évidence; sans aucun doute [Sans aucun doute; de manière évidente et manifeste.]

C'est clearly la meilleure solution au problème auquel nous faisons face.

(Adverb) offensichtlich; zweifellos; klarerweise [Ohne Zweifel; auf offensichtliche Weise.]

Das ist **clearly** die beste Lösung für das Problem, vor dem wir stehen.

(副詞) 疑いもなく、明らかに、明白に。

これは明らかに、私たちが直面している問題に対する最善の solution だ。

(advérbio) claramente; obviamente; evidentemente; sem dúvida; manifestamente [Sem dúvida; obviamente.]

Esta é claramente a melhor solução para o problema que estamos enfrentando.

Synonyms: obviously evidently undoubtedly unquestionably certainly undeniably indubitably plainly Antonyms: doubtfully uncertainly questionably possibly
Word parts: clear + ly

Common collocations

define verb state verb visible adj demonstrate verb distinguish verb identifiable adj differentiate verb label verb spell verb articulate verb articulated adj audible adj

Related words

clearance clearness unclear unclearly

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