improbabilities

英 [ɪmˈprɒbəˌbɪlɪtiz] 美 [ɪmˌprɑbəˈbɪlɪtiz]

n.  未必有之事;不大可能的事物
improbability的复数



柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED 不大可能的;未必会(发生)的
    Something that is improbable is unlikely to be true or to happen.
    1. ...a highly improbable coincidence...
      几率非常小的巧合
    2. It seems improbable that this year's figure will fall much below last year's 75,000.
      看来今年的数字不大可能比去年的 75,000 差太多。
  2. ADJ-GRADED 奇异的;荒谬的
    If you describe something as improbable, you mean it is strange, unusual, or ridiculous.
    1. On the face of it, their marriage seems an improbable alliance.
      表面上看,他们的婚姻似乎是个荒谬的结合。
    2. ...her improbable accent.
      她奇怪的口音

双语例句

  1. This is probable, however, only in Agathon's sense, when he speaks of the probability of even improbabilities coming to pass.
    但这只在阿迦龙的所说的意义上才是可能的,他说不可能的也可能发生。
  2. Don't worry about such improbabilities as earthquakes.
    不必为像地震这类罕见的事情而担心。
  3. We need not provide for such improbabilities as floods.
    我们不必为那些不大可能发生的事做准备,比如说洪水泛滥。