单词 | most likely |
释义 | > as lemmasmost (also very) likely 1. Probably, in all probability. Frequently in most (also very) likely. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > probability, likelihood > [adverb] welleOE lightly1395 likely1395 likinglyc1395 by (also of) likeliheadc1405 by (also of) likelinessc1405 by all (also most) likelihood1427 provably1460 of (all) likelihood1491 belike?1531 like1548 belikelya1551 in (all) likelihood1570 probably1600 by (also in) probabilitya1602 in (also by) all probability1617 presumably1658 prob.1730 nigh hand1848 predictably1914 prolly1922 odds-on1976 Remonstr. against Romish Corruptions (Titus) (1851) 93 (MED) He myghte..licli waste lesse the godis of the chirche. ?c1425 (c1412) T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum (Royal 17 D.vi) (1860) 15 And likly that thow deemest for folie Is gretter wisdome than thow canst espie. c1475 (?c1400) J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) III. 434 (MED) Likliche hem wantiþ to be þe leeste membre þat Crist haþ ordeyned to be of his Chirche. a1500 (?1382) J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) III. 170 (MED) If a man do þis almes to him þat lyveþ yvyl..it is al on to norische hym wityngly or lickly. c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 5 He were seker..of hym euer And most likly be loste & his los keppit. 1579 in R. Travers Expos. CXI. Psalme Ep. Ded. sig. *ijv His life..by quietnes in his Colledge, should likely haue bene prolonged. 1603 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Hist. Descr. Worlde 104 When of one house there be three or fower brethren, likely one or two of them giue themselues to trafique and merchandize. 1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Deut. xxxiv. 8) 159 The children of Israel..were ready to wish, (likely) as the Romanes did of Augustus, that either he had never been born, or never dyed. 1754 J. Shebbeare Marriage Act I. iii. 19 The young Man who is to succeed him, may likely spend his Fortune. 1771 J. Murray Serm. to Doctors in Divinity iv. 242 A layman..will very likely have very different cases of conscience from a church dignitary. 1812 P. Dealtry Let. 17 Dec. in S. Parr Wks. (1828) VIII. 363 I shall most likely say a good deal on the subject when we meet. 1883 J. Gilmour Among Mongols xviii. 211 Ask him where he is going..and likely he will tell you he is going to some shrine to worship. 1931 E. O'Neill Mourning becomes Electra i. i. 37 You've likely heard gossip. 1971 Publishers' Weekly 22 Nov. 14/1 Within a few years the microfiche likely will move from the library into the study and home. 2009 C. Dickason King's Daughter (2010) xliv. 264 I fear you'll most likely learn more here than you wish. < as lemmas |
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