improbability是什么意思？

improbability

英[ɪmˌprɒbə'bɪlətɪ] 美[ɪmˌprɒbə'bɪlətɪ]

• n. 不大可能的事物，未必有的事；

复数：improbabilities;

副词：improbably;

形容词：improbable;

例句

• Their abruptness and improbability made us sick. 他们的鲁莽和不讲道德令我们恶心.
• Impossibility should never be confused with improbability. 永远不应当将不可能与不大可能混为一谈.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• 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.
  例句
  ...a highly improbable coincidence... 几率非常小的巧合 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。
• ADJ-GRADED
  奇异的;荒谬的
  If you describe something as improbable, you mean it is strange, unusual, or ridiculous.
  例句
  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。 ...her improbable accent. 她奇怪的口音

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. the quality of being improbable