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单词 unlikely
释义 un·likely
I. \“+\ adjective
(sometimes -er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English unlikli, from un- (I) + likli, adjective, likely — more at likely
1. : not likely : improbable, unbelievable
 < laughed at the … description of the unlikely animal — C.A.Nicholson >
 < his nomination seemed an unlikely event >
2. : not such as to inspire liking : disagreeable, objectionable, unattractive
 < fractured himself with … too little work and too many unlikely companions — Time >
3. : seemingly lacking in any prospect of success : likely to fail : unpromising
 < a place full of good things, but it looked so unlikely at first glance — Maristan Chapman >
 < discovers poetry in the most unlikely places — C.D.Lewis >
II. adverb
Etymology: Middle English unlikli, from un- (I) + likli, adverb, likely — more at likely
: in an unlikely manner
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