单词 | probably |
释义 | probably (once / 36 pages) adv If something probably will happen, it's likely. If it probably won't happen, don't get your hopes up. This is a word for things that are likely to happen or just believable. If your dinner is gone and your dog looks guilty, the dog probably jumped on the table to eat it. If someone moved all the furniture around while you were sleeping, you probably would have noticed. Given all the billions of stars in the sky, there's probably life out there, but who knows if we'll ever meet it. You probably like some foods better than others. WORD FAMILYprobably: probablys+/improbability: improbabilities/improbable: improbability, improbableness, improbably/probabilism: probabilistic/probabilistic: probabilistically/probability: probabilities/probable: improbable, probabilism, probability, probables, probably USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s probably only a cyst, and there’s nothing to worry about. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) But Russian and Chinese hackers are probably better. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) And Mr. Putin’s idea of a tough leader probably looks more like a Spetsnaz commando than a former beauty pageant impresario. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) 1adv with considerable certainty; without much doubt He is probably out of the country Syn belike, in all likelihood, in all probability, likely 2adv easy to believe on the basis of available evidence he will probably win the election Syn|Ant believably, credibly, plausibly implausibly, improbably, incredibly, unbelievably not easy to believe |
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