indeed
indeed 英 [ɪnˈdi:d] 美 [ɪnˈdid]
adv. 的确；真正地；实际上
- Use the word indeed to add emphasis to a statement. Think if it as another way to say: "That's right," or "Oh, yeah." Are you seriously going to eat that entire chocolate cake? Indeed, I am.
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- adv. 的确；真正地；实际上
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1. Was he very angry?’ ‘Indeed he was.’
“他很生气吗？”“的确很生气。”
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2. ‘You said you'd help?’ ‘I did indeed—yes.’
“你说过你要帮忙？”“是的，我的确说过。”
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3. Thank you very much indeed!
真的很感谢您！
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4. I was very sad indeed to hear of your father's death.
听到令尊大人去世，我感到非常难过。
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5. I don't mind at all. Indeed, I would be delighted to help.
我根本不介意。其实，我倒很乐意帮上一把。
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6. A ghost indeed! I've never heard anything so silly.
真是见鬼！我可从没听说过这样无聊的事。
- indeed (adv.) c. 1600, a contraction into one word of the prepositional phrase in dede "in fact, in truth" (early 14c.), from Old English dæd "a doing, act, action, event" (see deed (n.)). As an interjection, 1590s; as an expression of surprise or disgust, 1834. Emphatic form yes (or no) indeedy attested from 1856, American English.
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