unlikely
英[ʌn'laɪklɪ]
美[ʌn'laɪkli]
- adj. 不太可能的；没希望的
- adv. 未必
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。
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- 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。
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- 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。
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- 4. It was highly unlikely that their paths would cross again.
- 他们再次偶遇的可能性非常小。
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- 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。
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