partly; not completely 部分地;不完全地 The road was partially blocked by a fallen tree. 倒下的一棵樹擋住了部分道路。 a society for the blind and partially sighted (= people who can see very little). 一個盲人及弱視者協會 It’s only partially true. 只是部分屬實。
Which Word? partly / partiallypartly / partially- Partly and partially both mean ‘not completely’:
partly 和 partially 均指部分: The road is partly/partially finished. 道路完工了一部分。
partly 尤用以說明原因,其後常跟 because 或 due to: I didn’t enjoy the trip very much, partly because of the weather. 我旅行過得不太愉快,部份是因爲天氣的緣故。
指身體狀況時應用 partially: His mother is partially blind. 他的母親失去了部分視力。
Extra ExamplesIt's a partially enclosed bay where fresh and salt water mix. 這是一個部分封閉的海灣,淡水和鹽水在這裏混合。 Many of the images are partially hidden by captions. 許多圖像被字幕部分隐藏。 The plan was only partially successful. 這個計劃只取得了部分成功。 When partially cooked, pasta has a slightly transparent look. 當部分烹飪時,意大利面看起來有點透明。 Machines replaced, at least partially, the skills of human workers. 機器至少在一定程度上替代了人工。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPartially is used with these adjectives:- accurate
- autonomous
- bald
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