granted
conj. 假定,就算
v. (退一步)承认( grant的过去式和过去分词 ); (尤指正式地或法律上)同意; 准许; 让渡
adv. (表示肯定属实,然后再作另一番表述)不错,的确
You use granted or granted that at the beginning of a clause to say that something is true, before you make a comment on it.
Granted that the firm has not broken the law, is the law what it should be?
的确,这家公司没有违法,但这样的法律是否合理呢?
1. acknowledged as a supposition;
2. given as a grant;
His master granted him a small ingot of silver.
主人赏给他一锭银子.
This is taken for granted.
自不待言.
He granted the boy liberty to go out.
他允许那男孩出去.
They were granted a delay of 48 hours to gather more evidence.
准许他们迟延48小时,以收集更多的证据.
I took it for granted that we should build new roads.
我们应该修造新的公路,我认为这是理所当然的.