十有八九 meaning in English
(ten have 89)
ten to one
Examples
- Ten to one he was lightheaded at the time .
十有八九，他当时已神志恍惚。 - He would most probably have fallen violently in love with her .
他十有八九会炽热地爱上她的。 - "after all," added miss ley, "nine marriages out of ten are more or less unsatisfactory" .
“毕竟说来”，莱伊小姐加上一句，“十有八九的婚姻是多少有些不能令人满意的。” - When once you have found a motive the chances are that you will hit upon evidence that till then had escaped you .
一旦你找到了动机，十有八九你会发现以前从未注意的证据。 - We may fail to accomplish our purpose and we are almost sure to be considered ill-mannered or worse .
我们非但不能达到自己的目的，而且十有八九还会被人视为缺少教养，甚至更糟。