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somewhat 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Adverb
/ˈsəmˌ(h)wät/,
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To a moderate extent or by a moderate amount,
  1. To a moderate extent or by a moderate amount
    • - matters have improved somewhat since then
    • - a somewhat thicker book

  1. slightly: to a small degree or extent; "his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory"; "the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other"
  2. reasonably: to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"
  3. In linguistics a polarity item is an expression which is sensitive to the presence, in the same sentence, of certain other expressions, known as "licensing" (or "anti-licensing") expressions. (Another term, used in much older literature, is trigger)
  4. To a limited extent or degree; something
  5. indef adv to some degree; rather