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understandably

/ˌəndɝˈstændəbɫi/ adv

For reasons that are easy to understand or sympathise with.

Word Origin Understandably comes from understandable, which is from understand — literally 'stand under.' The idea is that to understand something is to stand among it, to be close to it, to grasp it fully. The -able suffix makes it 'able to be understood,' and -ly turns it into an adverb. Related words: understanding, misunderstand, and outstanding (standing out).

adv For reasons that are easy to understand or sympathise with.

She was understandably upset after hearing the bad news.

(副词) 可以理解地；情有可原地；理所当然地

听到这个坏消息后，她感到难过是可以理解的。

(adverbio) comprensiblemente; entendiblemente; lógicamente [Por razones que son fáciles de entender o con las que se puede simpatizar.]

Ella estaba comprensiblemente disgustada después de escuchar las malas noticias.

(adverbe) compréhensiblement; de manière compréhensible; naturellement [Pour des raisons faciles à comprendre ou à justifier ; de manière compréhensible.]

Elle était **understandably** bouleversée après avoir appris la mauvaise nouvelle.

(Adverb) verständlicherweise; nachvollziehbarerweise [Aus Gründen, die leicht nachvollziehbar oder verständlich sind.]

Sie war **understandably** verärgert, nachdem sie die schlechte Nachricht gehört hatte.

(副詞) 理解や共感を得やすい理由で。当然のことながら。

彼女は悪い知らせを聞いた後、当然のことながら動揺していた。

(advérbio) compreensivelmente; entendivelmente [Por razões fáceis de entender ou com as quais é fácil simpatizar.]

Ela ficou compreensivelmente abalada depois de ouvir as más notícias.

Synonyms: naturally predictably comprehensibly intelligibly clearly obviously evidently reasonably Antonyms: inexplicably incomprehensibly unreasonably unjustifiably
Word parts: under + stand + able + ly

Common collocations

quite adv about prep people subst reluctant adj feel verb nervous adj want verb concerned adj perhaps adv enough adv problem subst difficult adj

Related words

understanding understandingly standard

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