hope‧ful‧ly S1 / həʊpf ə li $ hoʊp- / 副词

1 [句子副词] a way of saying what you hope will happen, which some people think is incorrect :

Hopefully, I’ll be back home by ten o‘clock.

By then the problem will hopefully have been solved.

2 in a way that shows that you are hopeful :

‘Will there be any food left over?’ he asked hopefully.