| 释义 |
like as not ⇨ like as not; as like as not adverb probably, possibly, likely UK, 1897
like as notProbably; most likely. Emma's a real bookworm—like as not, you'll find her curled up with a book on a Friday night. I'm hoping to get there before dinner, but with trains being so delayed lately, like as not it'll be closer to bed time. like as notAlso, as like as not; as likely as not. In all probability, with an even chance, as in Like as not it'll rain by afternoon, or Likely as not the governor will run for a second term. In the first two terms, like is short for likely in the sense of "probably," that is, "It is as likely as it is not likely." [Late 1800s] (as) like as ˈnot, like eˈnough, most/very ˈlike (informal) quite/very probably: As like as not, he’ll be late. He usually is. |