admittedly /ædˈmitidli/ adv.诚然；确实地，无可否认地：admittedly, the salary was not wonderful but the duties were light.诚然，薪水不是很高，但是工作很轻松。He is looking to improve on his admittedly modest achievements so far.迄今为止，他的成就的确不算大，他打算更进一步。