admittedly
adverb
uk/ədˈmɪt.ɪd.li/us/ədˈmɪt̬.ɪd.li/B2
used when you areagreeingthat something istrue,especiallyunwillingly:
(尤用于不情愿地承认某事时)诚然,无可否认Admittedly, I could havetriedharderbut I still don'tthinkall thiscriticismisfair.不可否认,我本来可以再努力些。尽管如此,我认为这些批评也并非完全公正。
- Admittedly, theballwascloseto theline, but I'msureit wasn't out.
- She is veryclever, admittedly, but do youthinkshe has therightpersonalityfor thejob?
- Well, admittedly, I am noexpertonart, but Ithinkthat isawful!
- Admittedly, there is aseriousproblemthat must bedealtwith here.
- They had acoupleofluckygoalsbutourteamwere notplayingwell, admittedly.
Admitting & confessing
- avow
- avowedly
- breastbeating
- clean
- climb
- climbdown
- come cleanidiom
- concede
- concession
- concessionary
- confession
- cop
- cop tosomething
- deny
- eat humble pieidiom
- face
- hand
- stand
- swallow
- truth be toldidiom