hopefully

🇺🇸 /ˈhəʊpfəli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈhəʊpfəli/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-B1
adverb
B2

used to say you hope something will happen

Hopefully, the weather will be nice tomorrow.

C1

in a way that shows hope

She looked at him hopefully, waiting for good news.

translation

adv. used to say you hope something will happen; in a way that shows hope

Synonyms

optimistically adv. 乐观地 joyously adv. 欢欣地 cheerfully adv. 快乐地, 乐意地, 坦然地, 欢快地 happily adv. 快乐地, 幸运地, 乐意地, 恰当地 confidently adv. 自信地, 确信地 positively adv. 肯定地, 积极地, 支持地, 确定无疑地, 正电地 joyfully adv. 兴高采烈地

Antonyms

drearily adv. 沉闷地 pessimistically adv. 悲观地 dejectedly adv. 沮丧地 gloomily adv. 沮丧地, 昏暗地 blackly adv. 黑色幽默地 dismally adv. 糟糕地, 沮丧地 despondently adv. 沮丧地

Similar Words

helpfully adv. 有帮助地, 乐于助人地