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predictably (B2)

カタカナ: プリディクタブリー

IPA: /prɪˈdɪktəbli/

Happening in a way that people expected or could have foreseen.

意味: 人々が予想していた通り、あるいは予見できた通りに物事が起こる様子。

Predictably, the popular movie sequel broke box office records on its opening weekend. — Predictably, the popular movie sequel broke box office records on its opening weekend.
The team, predictably, lost the game after their star player was injured early on. — The team, predictably, lost the game after their star player was injured early on.

Japanese translations of Predictably:

predictably enough (collocation): Used to emphasize that something was quite expected. — "Predictably enough, the children chose ice cream over vegetables."
predictably bad/good (collocation): Used to describe an outcome that was expected to be of a certain quality. — "The sequel was predictably bad, failing to live up to the original."