unlikely
英 [?n'la?kl?]
美[?n'la?kli]
- adj. 不太可能的；沒(méi)希望的
- adv. 未必
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詞態(tài)變化
比較級(jí):?unlikelier;最高級(jí):?unlikeliest;名詞:?unlikelihood;
英文詞源
- unlikely (adj.)
- late 14c., "not likely to occur," from un- (1) "not" + likely (adj.). Similar formation in Old Norse ulikligr, Middle Danish uligelig. Meaning "not likely to be true" is recorded from 1590s. Related: Unlikeliness; unlikelihood.
- unlikely (adv.)
- mid-15c., "improbably," from un- (1) "not" + likely (adv.) (see likely (adj.)).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. It's unlikely that you'll be asked to do anything too taxing.
- 不大可能叫你做什么太費(fèi)勁的事兒。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. It is unlikely he would have mistaken hocus-pocus for genuine knowledge.
- 他不可能把騙人的把戲錯(cuò)當(dāng)成真正的知識(shí)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. The new media are unlikely to prove qualitatively different from the old.
- 新媒體不可能與舊媒體有質(zhì)的差別。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. It was highly unlikely that their paths would cross again.
- 他們?cè)俅闻加龅目赡苄苑浅Ｐ ?/dd>
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. It appears unlikely that the UN would consider making such a move.
- 看起來(lái)聯(lián)合國(guó)不太可能考慮采取這樣一種行動(dòng)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句