- 1不太可能的、不太可能發生的
Improbable means unlikely to happen or be true, but not impossible — there's still a small chance. 'An improbable victory' is a win nobody expected but that did actually happen. Don't confuse it with 'impossible', which means it truly cannot happen at all.
core核心畫面
組成im- (not) + probable (Latin 'probare', to test/prove + -able)
同家族的字
- probeshares the Latin 'prob-' root, meaning to test or examine
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
improbableadj/ɪmˈpɹɑbəbl̩/
- 1
Not likely to be true.
- It's highly improbable that aliens abducted you.
- Improbabile, that cannot be prooued, improbable.
- 2
Not likely to happen.
- Due to the loss of power, it is improbable that we will begin on time.
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