Picture something sitting far from what you would expect. Point that gap at the future and it means probably will not happen; point it at a person or pairing in front of you and it means surprising, not who you would have expected; point it at a story and it means hard to swallow.
可以想成：某樣東西落在離「你會預期的樣子」很遠的地方。把這段距離指向未來，就是「大概不會發生」；指向眼前的人或組合，就是「想不到會是這個」；指向一段說詞，就是「聽起來不太可信」。
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原始詞典資料4 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。
unlikelyadj/ʌnˈlaɪkli/
- 1
Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected.
- It is pretty unlikely that you'll win, but I will pray that at least you do well.
- In the highly unlikely event of landing in water, lifejackets are stored under the seat.
- 2
Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising.
- unlikely means
unlikelyadv/ʌnˈlaɪkli/
- 1
In an improbable manner.
unlikelynoun/ʌnˈlaɪkli/
- 1
Something or somebody considered unlikely.
- The molecular ion candidates are divided by the testing phase into three categories: rejects, unlikelies, and probables. Differences between each candidate and the prominent peaks in the spectrum are computed.
- "Here is my every possible phone number, plus a few unlikelies. And I've also put down the numbers of Karin and Wade, in case you've lost them. Karin can come anytime; Wade, up until six in the morning."
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。