按理说
(按理說)according to principle; it is reasonable to say that
Example Sentences
按理说这项工程昨天就应该完工了，但突发的暴雨导致工期不得不延后一天。
àn lǐ shuō zhè xiàng gōng chéng zuó tiān jiù yīng gāi wán gōng le, dàn tū fā de bào yǔ dǎo zhì gōng qī bù dé bù yán hòu yī tiān.
It stands to reason that this project should have been completed yesterday, but a sudden heavy rain caused the construction period to be postponed for one day.
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