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発音

• IPA: /əˈfɪʃ.(ə.)li/
• ハイフネーション: of‧fi‧cial‧ly

副詞

officially (comparative more officially, superlative most officially)

1. In an official manner; according to official rules or regulations.

   Antonyms: inofficially, unofficially

   • 1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 292:

     [T]here was nothing to drink except orange crush - officially.

   • 2023 June 8, Richard Collett, “He ran out of countries to visit, so he created his own”, in CNN‎:

     Wearing his best suit and sunglasses, the sultan of Slowjamastan officially declared independence from the United States of America at 12:26 p.m. on December 1, 2021 as he broadcast the secession live from his open-air government “office” in Dublândia, the capital of the Republic of Slowjamastan.

2. (slang) Thoroughly, completely.

   That’s it! I’m officially outraged.

派生語

参考

• formally