adj. 很可能的;合适的;有希望的
adv. 很可能;或许
likely 可能的
like,相似,-ly,形容词后缀,来自like.
LIKELY. That may be liked; that may please; handsome. In the United States, as a colloquial term, respectable; worthy of esteem; sensible.--Worcester. [Bartlett]As an adverb, late 14c., from the adjective.