n. 不大可能,不大可能有的事。 Don't worry about such improbabilities as earthquakes. 不必为像地震这类罕见的事情而担心。
improbable adj. 1.未必有的,不大可能发生的;罕见的。 2.【物理学】不可几的,非概然的。 an improbable story 不可信的故事。 Rain is improbable. 不像有雨的样子。 It is improbable that he will come. 他不见得会来。 adv. -ably (not improbably 或许)。
" all these circumstances did not strike me as painfully at the time as they have since done ; in fact , all that had happened with the exception of the story of the diamond , which certainly did wear an air of improbability , appeared natural enough , and called for neither apprehension nor mistrust ; but , worn out as i was with fatigue , and fully purposing to proceed onwards directly the tempest abated , i determined to obtain a few hours sleep “这一切,虽然从那以后一直深深地印在我的脑海里,但当时却并没给我留下多大的印象。的确,所发生的这一切除了那个有关钻石的故事听起来有点令人难以相信以外似乎都是很自然的。当时我虽然很疲倦,但心里仍很想等暴风雨一停就继续上路,所以我决定利用这比较安静的时间来睡上几个钟头,以恢复我的体力和精力。
the quality of being improbable; "impossibility should never be confused with improbability"; "the improbability of such rare coincidences" 同义词:improbableness,
其他语种释义
improbabilityとは意味:improbability n. ありそうもないこと. 【+動詞】 ◆Improbabilities sometimes happen. 起こりそうもないことがときには起こるものだ. 【形容詞 名詞+】 ◆The extreme improbability of such a coincidence means that we should ignore the possibility of it...