c. 1300, of vision and speech, from clear (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "evidently" is from 1560s; as a parenthetical expression in argument, "it is clear," recorded from 1867.
权威例句
1. I clearly empathize with the people who live in those neighborhoods.
我非常同情生活在那些地方的人们。
2. He is clearly too partisan to be a referee.
他倾向性过于明显,当不了裁判。
3. The letter showed horribly clearly the workings of a twisted mind.
那封信非常清楚地表明了一个变态者的思维方式。
4. The president was clearly exasperated by the whole saga.
整个事件显然让总统很恼火。
5. Gertrude now clearly felt that she had obtruded her sorrow.