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  1. 1r/ˈprɑːbəbli/ · /ˈprɒbəbli/很可能

    Used to say that something is likely to happen or likely to be true, but you are not completely sure.

    文法句子副詞：修飾整句話。

    「probably」表示「很有可能、八九成會這樣」——比 maybe（也許，五五波）更有把握，但又不是 definitely（一定）。可以想成把握度的刻度：maybe < probably < definitely。它常放在 be 動詞後、一般動詞前（It will probably rain），整句在說「我蠻確定，但不打包票」。

    示範例句 · Example

    It will probably take about a week to finish the project.

    中文翻譯這個專案很可能會花大約一週完成。

    常見搭配

    • will probably

      很可能會

      used to say something is likely to happen

      We will probably go camping this summer.

    • probably not

      很可能不會

      used to say something is unlikely

      "Will you be late?" "Probably not."

    • very/most probably

      極有可能

      used to make 'probably' stronger

      The keys are most probably in your other bag.

    意思相近

    likelymost likelypresumably

core核心畫面

From the word’s history

From Middle English probably; probable + -ly.

由 probable 加上 -ly 組成，中古英文就有這個字。

Wiktionary

Picture weighing two outcomes in your hands: one side is clearly heavier. You're not certain, but you'd bet on it. That leaning-toward-likely feeling is probably.

可以想成你手裡在掂量兩個可能：一邊明顯比較重。你不敢說百分之百，但要你押，你會押那一邊。probably 就是這種「我蠻有把握、但留了一點餘地」的傾向——比 maybe 篤定，又比 definitely 保守。

同家族的字

意思相近

likelymost likelypresumably

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

probablyadv/ˈpɹɒb.ə.bli/

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    In all likelihood.

    • She probably has arrived by now.
    • She has probably arrived by now.

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。