Monthly contributions to the pension scheme will be taken out of your salary. 養老金制度中每月的公積金要從薪金中扣除。（monthly為副詞）

The yearly conference will be held next month. 年會下個月舉行。（yearly為形容詞）

A female rat may have five or six litters yearly, and an average of nine per litter. 一只雌鼠每年可產幼仔五至六窩,平均每窩九只。（yearly為副詞）

She asked him to contribute a biweekly article on European affairs. 她讓他每兩周寫一篇有關歐洲情況的文章。（biweekly為形容詞）

The group meets on a regular basis, usually weekly or biweekly. 這個小組定期會面，通常是每周或每兩周一次。（biweekly為副詞）

第三類

有些以-ly結尾的詞語在意思很容易搞錯，如deadly, likely, costly等。

◎deadly用作形容詞的意思是“致命的；殊死的；極度的”。如：

The shock was deadly to him. 這次打擊對他是致命的。

He has become my deadly enemy. 他成了我不共戴天的敵人。

It was deadly poison and if he drank it he'd probably die. 這是致命的毒藥，他要是喝下去很可能會喪命。

◎deadly用作副詞的意思是“非常，極度地”。如：

The north wind was bitter and deadly cold. 北風寒冷刺骨。

Broadcast news was accurate and reliable but deadly dull. 新聞廣播準確可靠但卻非常枯燥。

The United States had been deadly serious in its threat of military action. 美國威脅說要采取軍事行動絕對是認真的。

◎likely用作形容詞的意思是“可能的，有希望的；適合的”。例如：

很可能他今晚會給我打電話。

正：He’s very likely to ring me tonight.

正：It’s very likely that he’ll ring me tonight.

很可能他會成功。

正：It’s highly likely that he will succeed.

正：He is highly likely to succeed.(www.hz123456.com)

◎likely用作副詞的意思是“可能”通常與 most, very 連用。如：

I think she’ll very [most] likely be late. 我想她很可能遮到。

Most likely he had gone for a glass of beer. 很可能他去喝杯啤酒去了。

◎costly用作形容詞的意思是“昂貴的，代價高的”。例如：

The castle will undergo extensive and costly renovations. 那城堡要用巨資進行全面整修。

The long and costly strike proved to be the last nail in the company's coffin. 長期罷工損失巨大致使該公司一蹶不振。

The costly renovation of the old college building was criticized by most teachers. 花費很大的舊校舍的修復工程受到大多數老師的批評。

◎costly通常不用作副詞。

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