1. 這三個詞都可用于“ It + 系動詞 + … + that 從句”句式,。例如：

2. possible 和 likely 后面可以接不定式的一般式,。例如：

3. 只有 be likely 前面的主語可以是人，而 possible 和 probable 不能,。例如：

She's very likely to ring me tonight. （ = It's very likely that she'll

ring me tonight. ）她今天晚上很可能打電話給我,。

4. 只有 possible 后面可以接 for sb. to do sth, 而 likely 和 probable 不能。例如：

Will it be possible for someone to meet me at the gate about 9:30 a.m. ?

上午九點(diǎn)半左右有人在大門口要見我,，有可能嗎,？

5. possible 可和表示條件的連詞 if 連用,，構(gòu)成 if possible （ = if it is possible to do sth. ）。例如：

6. possible 還可構(gòu)成 as … as possible ,，意為“盡可能……”,。例如：

辨析：

Success is possible, but hardly probable.成功是有可能的,，但把握性不大。

Possible, if not probable. 即使不見得會發(fā)生,，至少是有可能的,。

[√] It is possible for him to do this.

[√] It is possible that he will do this.

[×] He is possible to do this.

possibly, probably,likely,perhaps用法淺析

一 possibly常常與情態(tài)動詞can,must連用

It may possibly be true．也許是真的

Please call me as soon as you possibly can．請盡快給我打電話,。

二 probably

Could you possibly tell me the answer﹖你能告訴我這個答案嗎？

It will probably be fine tomorrow．明天大概會是晴天,。

譯：她大概不會來這里。

正：Probably she won’t come here．

正：She probably won

’t come here．

正：She won’t come here probably．

三 likely

3) perhaps“或許”，含有“可能這樣,，也可能不這樣”之意,，其含義和用法與maybe一樣,，多用于口語。maybe多用于美國英語,。在這幾個單詞中,，語義最強(qiáng)的是probably，其次是perhaps和maybe,，最弱的是possibly。例如：

Perhaps we will be late for work．或許我們上班會遲到,。

Perhaps we’d better take a bus．也許我們最好乘公共汽車,。

誤：She won’t probably come here．

常和can, may, must等情態(tài)動詞連用,，比probably語氣弱很多

There is a little probability of his success.

他不大可能成功。

2. The probability of a peace agreement being reached is zero.

達(dá)成和平協(xié)定的概率是零,。

3. What are the probabilities?

可能發(fā)生什么事？

4. In all probability he's already left.

大有希望的候選者,、競爭者等,。

5. What is the probability of its success?

其成功的可能性如何?

6. There is little probability of his succeeding/that he will succeed.

他不大可能成功.

7. A fall in interest rates is a probability in the present economic climate.

從目前的經(jīng)濟(jì)情勢看, 很有可能降低利率.

8. Having disappeared for long, he has been kidnapped in all probability.

他失蹤了這么久十之八九是被綁架了

⒈接從句：It’s probable / possible / likely that… (V)

⒉用It is + V-to do句型

It is possible to do sth. (V)

It is likely to do sth. (v)

It is probable to do sth (X)

⒊接不定式：sb./sth be likely to do sth… (V)

sb. / sth be probable to do sth.… (X)

sb. / sth be possible to do sth… (X)

（注：這里sth.不指it）

⒋接不定式復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)

It is possible for sb to do sth. (v)

It is likely for sb to do sth. (X)

It is probable for sb to do sth. (X)