用作形容詞與副詞的likely

1. 用作形容詞，意為“可能的”，若要加強語氣，其前可用very, highly, quiet等修飾，使用時注意以下同義句型：

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.

2. 用作副詞，意為“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。

用于習語as likely as not（很可能）；not likely（絕不可能）等。如：

As likely as not, it will rain. 很有可能要下雨。

A：Have you invited your mother-in-law? 你邀請了你的丈母娘沒有?

B：Not likely. 我才不請她呢!