unofficially

/ənəˈfɪʃəɫi/ adv

In a way that is not official; in an unofficial manner.

Word Origin Unofficially is un- + official + -ly. Official comes from Latin officium 'duty, service,' from opus 'work' and facere 'to do' — so an official is someone who does the work. The un- prefix negates it, and -ly makes it an adverb. So unofficially means 'not in an official capacity.' The same root facere gives us factory (place of making), faction (group doing something), and perfect (thoroughly done).

adv In a way that is not official; in an unofficial manner.

The two companies have unofficially agreed to merge, though no formal announcement has been made.

(副词) 非正式地;非官方地

这两家公司已非正式同意合并,尽管尚未发布正式公告。

(adverbio) extraoficialmente; no oficialmente; informalmente; de manera no oficial [De manera no oficial; informalmente.]

Las dos empresas han acordado extraoficialmente fusionarse, aunque no se ha hecho ningún anuncio formal.

(adverbe) officieusement; de manière non officielle; à titre officieux; informellement [De manière non officielle ; sans caractère officiel.]

Les deux entreprises ont officieusement décidé de fusionner, bien qu'aucune annonce officielle n'ait été faite.

(Adverb) inoffiziell; nicht offiziell [Auf eine Weise, die nicht offiziell ist; ohne formelle Bestätigung oder Anerkennung.]

Die beiden Unternehmen haben sich **unofficially** auf eine Fusion geeinigt, obwohl noch keine offizielle Ankündigung gemacht wurde.

(副詞) 非公式に、公的に認められない形で。

正式な発表はまだないが、その2社は非公式に合併に合意している。

(advérbio) não oficialmente; extra-oficialmente; informalmente [De uma forma que não é oficial; de modo não oficial.]

As duas empresas concordaram informalmente em se fundir, embora nenhum anúncio formal tenha sido feito.

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