improbable 英 [ɪmˈprɒbəbl]   美 [ɪmˈprɑbəbl]

improbable

improbable  英 [ɪmˈprɒbəbl] 美 [ɪmˈprɑbəbl]

adj. 不大可能的,未必确实的;不可信的;未必会发生的 

名词复数:improbables 

As improbable as this sounds, it really works. 听起来有点不可思议,但这是真的。
The story of how an introverted German scientist came to judge and counsel schools around the world is an improbable one. 一个内向的德国科学家如何涉足教育界,评判全世界的学校,并给出建议,这个故事本来是不大可能的。

  • Your parents might tell you it's improbable that they'll buy you a car when you turn 16. Since improbable means something is unlikely but not impossible, your optimism allows you to keep hoping.
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  • adj. 不大可能的,未必确实的;不可信的;未必会发生的
  • 1. As improbable as this sounds, it really works.

    听起来有点不可思议,但这是真的。

  • 2. The story of how an introverted German scientist came to judge and counsel schools around the world is an improbable one.

    一个内向的德国科学家如何涉足教育界,评判全世界的学校,并给出建议,这个故事本来是不大可能的。

  • 3. "And then, " said she, "if that very improbable event should ever take place, I shall merely be able to tell what Bingley may tell in a much more agreeable manner himself.

    她想:“这样看来,如果那件不大可能的事一旦居然成了事实,我便可以把这件秘密说出来,不过到那时候,彬格莱先生自己也许会说得更动听。

  • improbable (adj.) 1590s, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + probable, or else from Latin improbabilis. Related: Improbably.
im·prob·able / ɪmˈprɒbəbl ; NAmE ɪmˈprɑːbəbl / adjective 1 not likely to be true or to happen 不大可能真实的(或发生的);不大可能的 SYN unlikely an improbable story 大概不是真实的故事 It all sounded highly improbable. 一切听上去很荒唐。 improbablethat… It seems improbable that the current situation will continue. 当前的局势似乎不大可能继续下去。 OPP probable 2 seeming strange because it is not what you would expect 奇异的;荒谬的 SYN unexpected Her hair was an improbable shade of yellow. 她的头发带有怪怪的黄色。 im·prob·abil·ity / ɪmˌprɒbəˈbɪləti ; NAmE ɪmˌprɑːbəˈbɪləti / noun [uncountable ,  countable ] the improbability of finding them alive 找到他们存活的可能性不大 statistical improbability 统计学上来说不太可能的事 im·prob·ably / ɪmˌprɒbəbli ; NAmE ɪmˌprɑːbəbli / adverb He claimed, improbably, that he had never been there. 他声称从未去过那里,令人觉得不可靠。 an improbably happy end 看似不大可能的圆满结局 improbability improbabilities im·prob·able / ɪmˈprɒbəbl ; NAmE ɪmˈprɑːbəbl / im·prob·abil·ity / ɪmˌprɒbəˈbɪləti ; NAmE ɪmˌprɑːbəˈbɪləti / im·prob·ably / ɪmˌprɒbəbli ; NAmE ɪmˌprɑːbəbli /
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