音标:[im'prɒbәbl] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
a. 不大可能的, 不象发生的, 荒谬可笑的
[法] 未必会的, 不大可能发生的, 未必确实的
a. not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
s. having a probability too low to inspire belief
s. too improbable to admit of belief
词型变化:名词复数形式 : improbables
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improbable的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. It's improbable that she'll accept the invitation.她不大可能接受邀请。
  2. Improbable as it seems, it's true.这虽然看起来不可能,但却是真的。
  3. The improbable pregnancy was big news for the woman's family.她居然能怀孕

经典引文

  • These alternatives may be improbable; but they must at least be conceivable.

    出自:Isaiah Berlin
  • Listing..a number of improbable things which could not possibly have happened to it.

    出自:E. J. Howard
  • The improbable plumage and glorious brightness of some exotic birds.

    出自:J. S. Huxley
  • It seemed not improbable that Pangborn could be the maniac who did it.

    出自:N. Mailer
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