improbable

美 [ɪmˈprɑːbəbl]英 [ɪmˈprɒbəbl]
  • adj.不可能的;不大可能的;奇异的;荒谬的;不大可能真实的(或发生的)

派生词: improbability n.;improbably adv.

improbableimprobable

adj.

1

不大可能真实的(或发生的);不大可能的
not likely to be true or to happen

an improbable story

大概不是真实的故事

It seems improbable that the current situation will continue.

当前的局势似乎不大可能继续下去。

It all sounded highly improbable .

一切听上去很荒唐。

2

奇异的;荒谬的
seeming strange because it is not what you would expect

Her hair was an improbable shade of yellow.

她的头发带有怪怪的黄色。

3


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

4


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

improbable

频次

  • 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.

    ...a highly improbable coincidence...

    几率非常小的巧合

  • ...the improbability of such an outcome.

    这种结果的可能性极小

  • 3
    ADJ-GRADED 奇异的;荒谬的
    If you describe something as improbable, you mean it is strange, unusual, or ridiculous.

    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。

  • The sea is an improbably pale turquoise...

    海水呈现不可思议的淡青绿色。

adj

1
too improbable to admit of belief
a tall story
Synonym: marvelous marvellous tall(a)
2
not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
legislation on the question is highly unlikely
an improbable event
Synonym: unlikely
3
having a probability too low to inspire belief
Synonym: unbelievable unconvincing unlikely

数据来源:WordNet

  1. And the improbable unfolding of recent events has lead me to consider that no one thing is one thing only .

    这段时间里各种看似不可能的事情接连发生,它们让我不禁意识到:世上没有什么事情是单纯而片面的。

  2. Until recently such an outcome had seemed improbable .

    直到最近,这似乎都是不可能的。

  3. It seems improbable that the current situation will continue .

    当前的局势似乎不大可能继续下去。

  4. Her hair was an improbable shade of yellow .

    她的头发带有怪怪的黄色。

  5. 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。

  6. 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。

  7. Although many have tried . , it does Seem improbable that the painting 's unique status can be attributed entirely to the quality of its brushstrokes .

    尽管许多人已经尝试过,但这幅画的独特地位似乎不太可能完全归因于其笔触的质量。

  8. A good system is one that keeps that worst-case setting as improbable as possible while also offering strong protection in the event of a less-extraordinary attack .

    一个好的系统是把最坏的情况尽可能降到最低,同时在面临一次不同寻常的攻击时提供强大的保护措施。

  9. We must make one of two following highly improbable suppositions .

    我们不得不采取下列两种不近情理的假说之一。

  10. These new facts make the theory improbable .

    这些新出现的事实使这一理论变得荒谬。

  11. An improbable friendship between two women of very different backgrounds .

    两个背景迥异的女人间出人意料的友谊。

  12. It seemed highly improbable he would return to work .

    他会回来工作这事看起来极不可能。

  13. The animal , however improbable it might seem , was a real one .

    不管看上去有多怪,这动物是真实的。

  14. Whatever remains , however improbable , must be the truth .

    剩馀的,即使是难以置信也好,那就是真相。

  15. One should always be a little improbable .

    一个人应该永远有点不可思议。

  16. It 's improbable that a lawyer would give such advice .

    律师是不大可能给出这种建议的。

  17. But each of us comes here also by way of our own improbable journey .

    但是,也是因为我们彼此那不太可能的旅程而走到这里。

  18. And yet the rise of Mr Gingrich is also improbable .

    尽管这样,金里奇的崛起本是不太可能发生的。

  19. Can something inevitable also be highly improbable ?

    一件事可以同时无可避免又极不可能吗?

  20. Nuclear war is not at all improbable once these countries get desperate .

    一旦这些国家感到绝望,核战争不是不可能发生的事。

  21. Legislation on the question is highly unlikely ; an improbable event .

    对这个问题的立法是非常不可能的;一个不可能的事件。

  22. The two most improbable soldiers in the annals of military history .

    军史年鉴中两位最不可思议的士兵。

  23. It 's extremely unlikely that two such improbable events would concur .

    两个如此不相干的事件会同时发生是非常不可能的。

  24. We are a people of improbable hope .

    我们是一个充满希望的民族。

  25. Given its culture , and the soft spots in new GM , that is still improbable .

    考虑到通用汽车的文化、以及新通用汽车存在的软肋,前一种情况仍不大可能发生。

  26. An improbable idea , event , result

    不切实际的想法、未必会发生的事情、不太可能有的结果

  27. While that isn 't impossible , I think it 's highly improbable .

    这并不是不可能,而是绝对没有可能的。

  28. This is improbable but not as remote a possibility as the market appears to think .

    这不太可能,但可能性并不像市场似乎认为的那么小。

  29. The gaudiest and most improbable water wheel the world has ever seen .

    世界上从未见过的最艳丽、最奇异的水车。

  30. However long it takes , a return to a5 % saving rate is hardly improbable .

    无论迟早,储蓄率返回到5%都是完全可能的。