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有可能的,合适的,前途有望的或许,可能

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Likely \Like"ly\, a. [Compar. {Likelier} (l[imac]k"l[i^]*[~e]r);
   superl. {Likeliest}.] [That is, like-like. See {Like}, a.]
   1. Worthy of belief; probable; credible; as, a likely story.

            It seems likely that he was in hope of being busy
            and conspicuous.                      --Johnson.

   2. Having probability; having or giving reason to expect; --
      followed by the infinitive; as, it is likely to rain.

   3. Similar; like; alike. [Obs.] --Spenser.

   4. Such as suits; good-looking; pleasing; agreeable;
      handsome. --Shak. Milton.

   5. Having such qualities as make success probable; well
      adapted to the place; promising; as, a likely young man; a
      likely servant.

Likely \Like"ly\, adv.
   In all probability; probably.

         While man was innocent he was likely ignorant of
         nothing that imported him to know.       --Glanvill.

资料来源 : WordNet®

likely
     adj 1: has a good chance of being the case or of coming about;
            "these services are likely to be available to us all
            before long"; "she is likely to forget"; "a likely
            place for a restaurant"; "the broken limb is likely to
            fall"; "rain is likely"; "a likely topic for
            investigation"; "likely candidates for the job" [ant:
            {unlikely}]
     2: likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a
        likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss" [syn: {probable},
         {plausible}] [ant: {improbable}]
     3: expected to become or be; in prospect; "potential clients";
        "expected income" [syn: {expected}, {potential}]
     4: within the realm of credibility; "not a very likely excuse";
        "a plausible story" [syn: {plausible}]
     adv : with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is
           probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are
           headed for war" [syn: {probably}, {in all likelihood},
           {in all probability}, {belike}]
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