■ reportedly

作为副词，表示“据报道”，不是说话的人亲自目击的。在新闻用语中十分常用。

• Reportedly, he left London a week ago. (＝It is reported that he left London a week ago.)据报道，他一周前离开了伦敦。
• America Online reportedly will (= It is reported that America Online will) furnish subscribers the tools through which they can publish diaries and commentaries on the Web.据报道，美国在线将向订户提供工具，让他们能够在网上发表日记和评论。

参见 allegedly 与 supposedly 条。