likely

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something or somebody considered likely.
形容词 adj.
  1. Probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring.
    — Rain is likely later this afternoon.
  2. Reasonably to be expected; apparently destined, probable. infinitive,with-to
    — Do you think there's likely to be snow?
  3. Appropriate, suitable; believable; promising, having a good potential.
    — Jones is a likely candidate for management.
  4. Plausible; within the realm of credibility.
    — not a very likely excuse.
  5. Leading with high probability to some specified outcome.
    — a likely recipe for disaster.
  6. Attractive; pleasant. archaic
    — I found a likely spot under a shady tree for the picnic.
  7. Similar; like; alike. obsolete
    — For love is a celestiall harmonie Of likely harts composed of starres concent
副词 adv.
  1. Probably. US
    — Likely he’ll win the election in this economy.
  2. Similarly. US,obsolete

词形变化

more likely comparative likelier comparative most likely superlative likeliest superlative likelies plural more likely comparative likelier comparative most likely superlative likeliest superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
as likely as not likelihood likelily likeliness likely lad likely story more than likely not likely not Pygmalion likely unlikely

词源

词源 1
From Middle English likely, likly, lykly, likliche, from Old English ġelīclīċ (“suitable”) and Old Norse líkligr (“likely”) (probably independent formations), equivalent to like + -ly (adjectival suffix).
词源 2
From Middle English likely, likly, lykly, likliche, from Old English ġelīclīċe (“equally”) and Old Norse líkliga, glíkliga (“likely”), both from Proto-Germanic *līkalīka, equivalent to like + -ly (adverbial suffix).
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