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namely

/neym-lee/US // ˈneɪm li //UK // (ˈneɪmlɪ) //

就是说,即,也就是

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adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : that is to say; explicitly; specifically; to wit: an item of legislation, namely, the housing bill.

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Examples

  • If Huckabee runs, the hurdles he faced the last time out, namely geography and money, would still be there.

  • The possibility that the same outcome could happen another way -- namely a guy asks me out -- keeps me from taking action.

  • There is a notion of reincarnation; namely, that our children are really returning ancestors.

  • This is a common theme in the comedy being launched at ISIS; namely, making the point that ISIS is truly not Islamic.

  • He only wants to protect his immediate universe, namely his wife and son.

  • This slaughter is accompanied by the tabagie and what follows it—namely, the singing and dancing.

  • And I am told that the governor ordained what had to be done, namely, to make no investigations against the dead woman.

  • Inside the walls of Manila there is only one Spanish parochial church, namely, the cathedral.

  • All these different signs prepared us for the most interesting moment of our voyage—namely, passing the line.

  • On the 2nd of November I saw a festival of another description—namely, a religious one.