granted
conjunction
uk/ˈɡrɑːn.tɪd/us/ˈɡræn.t̬ɪd/used toadmitthat something istrue, before saying somethingelseabout it:
诚然Grantedthatthe story'strue, there's not a lot you can do about it.故事诚然是真实的，但你也做不了什么。
Granted, manyhorrorfilmsdon't makesenseuntil theending, but they at leastprovidea fewscaresalong the way.诚然，许多恐怖片直到结局才能看明白，但至少一路观看时有一些惊吓。
See
grant
- That is onereasonwhy they have been soamazinglypopular, granted that they are notparticularlyeasyreading.
- Granted that the wordprocessorisindispensable, what good has it done?
- Granted,cabdriversrepresentonly asmallnumberof allroadusers, butneverthelesstheirbehaviourraisesquestionsaboutroadsafety.
Linguistics: connecting words which express a condition
- assuming (that)
- at
- at the risk of doingsomethingidiom
- by
- ceteris paribus
- even
- if
- lest
- long
- provided (that)
- risk
- suppose
- unless
- whether