hopefully
意味
- 希望に満ちて;有望に
- 《おもに米》《文全体を修飾して》うまく行けば
例文
Hopefully you can rest and relax on the flight home.
帰りの機内では、ゆっくりお休みになれるといいですね。
Hopefully, we'll enjoy our China trip.
僕等の中国旅行が楽しいものになるといいな。
Hopefully I won't get in trouble.
面倒なことに巻き込まれなきゃいいけど。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From hopeful + -ly. The use as a sentence adverb first gained currency in the United States and has been explained as a possible calque of German hoffentlich.