unlikely
英 [?n'la?kl?]
美[?n'la?kli]
- adj. 不太可能的；沒希望的
- adv. 未必
TEM4CET4IELTS考研CET6中高頻詞常用詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
比較級:?unlikelier;最高級:?unlikeliest;名詞:?unlikelihood;
英文詞源
- 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.)).
雙語例句
- 1. It's unlikely that you'll be asked to do anything too taxing.
- 不大可能叫你做什么太費勁的事兒。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It is unlikely he would have mistaken hocus-pocus for genuine knowledge.
- 他不可能把騙人的把戲錯當成真正的知識。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The new media are unlikely to prove qualitatively different from the old.
- 新媒體不可能與舊媒體有質的差別。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. It was highly unlikely that their paths would cross again.
- 他們再次偶遇的可能性非常小。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. It appears unlikely that the UN would consider making such a move.
- 看起來聯(lián)合國不太可能考慮采取這樣一種行動。
來自柯林斯例句