| 单词 | improbable |
| 释义 | improbable (once / 637 pages) adj 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. The adjective improbable also means statistically unlikely to happen. You might be afraid to fly, but the odds of a plane crash are so low that such an event is improbable. Improbable also means something that is so outrageous that you'd never admit you believed in it. You know the existence of the Loch Ness Monster is improbable, but that doesn't stop you from looking for it when you travel to Scotland. WORD FAMILYimprobable: improbability, improbableness, improbably+/improbability: improbabilities/probabilism: probabilistic/probabilistic: probabilistically/probability: probabilities/probable: improbable, probabilism, probability, probables, probably/probably: probablys USAGE EXAMPLESOn Monday, his team will meet Penn State in an improbable Rose Bowl game. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) But those two plays illustrated the improbable task of toppling the Crimson Tide. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) But Leicester’s improbable championship reportedly cost the bookies somewhere in the neighborhood of $15 million. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj having a probability too low to inspire belief Syn unbelievable, unconvincing, unlikely implausible having a quality that provokes disbelief 2adj too improbable to admit of belief Syn marvellous, marvelous, tall incredible, unbelievable beyond belief or understanding 3adj not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred an improbable event Syn|Ant unlikely supposed mistakenly believed likely, probable likely but not certain to be or become true or real equiprobableequally probable presumptivehaving a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance verisimilarappearing to be true or real |
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