indeed
adv
ɪnˈdiːd
adv
1
used
to
emphasize
a
statement
or
answer
当然，确实〔用于强调陈述或回答〕
sentence adverb 句子副词
The
blood
tests
prove
that
Vince
is
indeed
the
father.
验血证明文斯确实是父亲。
‘Would
it
help
if
you
had
an
assistant?’
‘It
would
indeed.’
“你要是有个助手，会有帮助吗？”“那是肯定的。”
2
used
to
introduce
an
additional
statement
that
emphasizes
or
supports
what
you
have
just
said
[正式] 甚至; 其实〔用来补充内容，以强调或支持刚说过的话〕
sentence adverb 句子副词 | formal
I
didn’t
mind
at
all.
Indeed,
I
was
pleased.
我一点也不介意，事实上我非常高兴。
3
used
with
‘very’
and
an
adjective
or
adverb
to
emphasize
a
statement
or
description
[尤英] 真正地〔与 very 和形容词或副词连用，以强调陈述或描述〕
especially BrE
Most
of
the
essays
were
very
good
indeed.
这些文章大多数都非常好。
Thank
you
very
much
indeed.
万分感谢。
4
used
to
show
that
you
are
surprised
or
annoyed
by
something
that
someone
has
just
told
you
[口，尤英] 真的，真是〔表示对所听到的消息感到惊讶或恼火〕
spoken especially BrE
‘He
said
he
was
too
busy
to
see
you.’
‘Did
he,
indeed?’
“他说他太忙，没时间见你。”“他这么说，真的吗？”
5
why/how/who etc indeed?
used
when
someone
has
asked
you
a
question,
to
show
that
you
do
not
know
the
answer
and
you
do
not
think
there
can
be
a
satisfactory
answer
[口] 是呀，为什么呢？/怎样呢？/谁？等〔表示不知道答案，并且认为不会有令人满意的答案〕
spoken
‘Why
would
John
have
left
without
saying
a
word?’
‘Why
indeed?’
“约翰为什么一句话不说就走了？”“是呀，为什么呢？”