/?ɡr?n.t??d/used toadmitthat something istrue, before saying somethingelseabout it:诚然Grantedthatthe story'strue, there's not a lot you can do about it.故事诚然是真实的，但你也做不了什么。Granted, manyhorrorfilmsdon't makesenseuntil theending, but they at leastprovidea fewscaresalong the way.诚然，许多恐怖片直到结局才能看明白，但至少一路观看时有一些惊吓。SeegrantMore examples
That is onereasonwhy they have been soamazinglypopular, granted that they are notparticularlyeasyreading.
Granted that the wordprocessorisindispensable, what good has it done?
