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首页unlikelyunlikely的意思

unlikely

英 [ʌn'laɪklɪ] 美[ʌn'laɪkli]

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近义词improbable marvelous fishy

adj. 不太可能的；没希望的
adv. 未必

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词态变化

比较级: unlikelier;最高级: unlikeliest;名词: unlikelihood;

英文词源

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.)).

双语例句

1. It's unlikely that you'll be asked to do anything too taxing.: 不大可能叫你做什么太费劲的事儿。

2. It is unlikely he would have mistaken hocus-pocus for genuine knowledge.: 他不可能把骗人的把戏错当成真正的知识。

3. The new media are unlikely to prove qualitatively different from the old.: 新媒体不可能与旧媒体有质的差别。

4. It was highly unlikely that their paths would cross again.: 他们再次偶遇的可能性非常小。

5. It appears unlikely that the UN would consider making such a move.: 看起来联合国不太可能考虑采取这样一种行动。