Improbable
[ɪm'prɒbəb(ə)l] or [ɪm'prɑbəbl]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) too improbable to admit of belief; 'a tall story' .
(adj.) not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred; 'legislation on the question is highly unlikely'; 'an improbable event' .
(adj.) having a probability too low to inspire belief .
錄入:鲁道夫--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Not probable; unlikely to be true; not to be expected under the circumstances or in the usual course of events; as, an improbable story or event.
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同義詞及近義詞：
a. Unlikely, not probable.
校對:马特
解釋/意思:
adj. unlikely.—n. Improbabil′ity.—adv. Improb′ably.
富兰克林校對
例句/造句/用法:
- It was a painful, but not an improbable, conjecture. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- It's not improbable. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- There is sometimes an odd disposition in this country to dispute as improbable in fiction, what are the commonest experiences in fact. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- That is the case as it appears to the police, and improbable as it is, all other explanations are more improbable still. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- It is improbable that either Porto Rico or the Philippines will become states in the Union. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- It looks too improbable. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- Is there not one alternative, I suggested, grotesquely improbable, no doubt, but still just conceivable? 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- There were even rumours that he had left New York with Fanny Ring; but Mrs. Beaufort's attitude made the report seem improbable. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- I would not go so far as to say it is impossible, said Caliphronas, with a sneer, but I agree with you that it is improbable. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- It seems improbable then that he is not connected with them, remarked the captain; possibly a member of this tribe. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- For the greater part of the night, I sat smoking, and building up theories, one more profoundly improbable than another. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Now, Jo's improbable story concerning the lady and the sovereign has awakened more or less the curiosity of all the company. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- It is improbable that these men had yet learnt the rather unnatural use of animal's milk as food. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- It is not improbable that Anne Catherick may speak more readily and unreservedly to a woman than she has spoken to me. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Do you see anything improbable, or contradictory, in his explanation? 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
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