likely
likely 英 [ˈlaɪkli] 美 [ˈlaɪkli]
adj. 很可能的；有希望的 adv. 很可能；或许
比较级:likelier 最高级:likeliest
- If something's probably true, it's likely. When you walk in the rain, it's likely that your shoes will get wet.
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- adj. 很可能的；有希望的
- adv. 很可能；或许
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1. the most likely outcome
最可能的结果
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2. Tickets are likely to be expensive.
入场券可能很贵。
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3. It's more than likely that the thieves don't know how much it is worth.
盗贼很可能不知道此物的价值。
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4. She seems the most likely candidate for the job.
这项工作，她似乎是最适宜的人选了。
- likely (adj.) c. 1300, "having the appearance of truth or fact," perhaps from Old Norse likligr "likely," from likr "like" (see like (adj.)). Old English had cognate geliclic. Meaning "having the appearance of being strong and capable" is from mid-15c., though now mostly confined to American English; according to OED this sense is perhaps influenced by like (v.). Sense of "good-looking" ("such as may be liked") is from late 15c. Meaning "probable" is attested from late 14c., but said by OED to be now principally in American English. As an adverb, late 14c., from the adjective.
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