英语词汇“likely as not”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P2. colloquial. (as) likely as not: expressing that something is very likely to occur or be the case; likely, probably; = (as) like as not at like adj., adv., conj., and prep. Phrases 5b.

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1656 J. Lewis Ευαγγελιογραϕα 32 Finding that Families and whole housholds were baptised, it is as likely as not, that Infants might be amongst them.

1691 J. Wilson Belphegor v. iii. 62 Gri. See if you know 'em; perhaps, they may have past your hand. Pic. As likely, as not.

1703 P. Motteux et al. tr. M. de Cervantes Hist. Don Quixote IV. lxxi. 710 I am very much mistaken if I had not a Glimpse of this very name of Don Alvaro Tarfe... As likely as not, quoth Sancho.

1864 G. Meredith Emilia in Eng. III. xix. 269 When I unpin Miss Laura at night, I'm as likely as not to get a silk dress that ain't been worn more than half-a-dozen times.

1882 W. Besant All Sorts of Men II. xxx. 264 He's always up to tricks, and if you wallop him, likely as not, next night, he'll take and spoil your best trick, out of revenge.

1917 H. H. Richardson Fortunes Richard Mahony I. i. 5 No matter how great the heat by day, the night would as likely as not be nipping cold.

1988 R. Turnbull Fisher's World: Canada 19 Likely as not one will find Portuguese fishermen playing soccer on the harbor apron.

2008 Economist 20 Dec. 133/3 It is like trying to fix a car without properly understanding how it works: not impossible, but as likely as not to result in a breakdown or a crash.

单词	likely as not
释义	> as lemmas (as) likely as not P2. colloquial. (as) likely as not: expressing that something is very likely to occur or be the case; likely, probably; = (as) like as not at like adj., adv., conj., and prep. Phrases 5b. ΚΠ 1656 J. Lewis Ευαγγελιογραϕα 32 Finding that Families and whole housholds were baptised, it is as likely as not, that Infants might be amongst them. 1691 J. Wilson Belphegor v. iii. 62 Gri. See if you know 'em; perhaps, they may have past your hand. Pic. As likely, as not. 1703 P. Motteux et al. tr. M. de Cervantes Hist. Don Quixote IV. lxxi. 710 I am very much mistaken if I had not a Glimpse of this very name of Don Alvaro Tarfe... As likely as not, quoth Sancho. 1864 G. Meredith Emilia in Eng. III. xix. 269 When I unpin Miss Laura at night, I'm as likely as not to get a silk dress that ain't been worn more than half-a-dozen times. 1882 W. Besant All Sorts of Men II. xxx. 264 He's always up to tricks, and if you wallop him, likely as not, next night, he'll take and spoil your best trick, out of revenge. 1917 H. H. Richardson Fortunes Richard Mahony I. i. 5 No matter how great the heat by day, the night would as likely as not be nipping cold. 1988 R. Turnbull Fisher's World: Canada 19 Likely as not one will find Portuguese fishermen playing soccer on the harbor apron. 2008 Economist 20 Dec. 133/3 It is like trying to fix a car without properly understanding how it works: not impossible, but as likely as not to result in a breakdown or a crash. extracted from likelyadj.adv.n. < as lemmas
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