| 词组 | probably |
| 释义 | probably You use probably to indicate that a statement is very likely to be true. ◊ position in clause If you are using a verb group consisting of an auxiliary and a main verb, you put probably after the auxiliary. For example, you say 'He will probably come soon'. You do not say 'He probably will come soon'. He's probably telling the truth. Chaucer was probably born in this area. If you are using more than one auxiliary, you put probably after the first auxiliary. Next year I shall probably be looking for a job. I'll probably be sent back to London. When there is no auxiliary, you put probably in front of the verb unless the verb is 'be'. He probably misses the children. He probably kept your examination papers. If the verb is 'be', you put probably after it. You're probably right. The owner is probably a salesman. In a negative sentence, if you are using a contracted form such as 'won't' or 'can't', you put probably in front of the contracted form. They probably won't help. They probably don't want us to have it. You can also put probably at the beginning of a clause. Probably it can't be seen. 400 children go to registered child-minders, and probably thousands more spend their day with illegal minders. You do not put probably at the end of a clause. For a graded list of words used to say how certain someone is about something, see section on probability in entry at ↑ |
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