improbable 音標拼音: [ɪmpr'ɑbəbəl]
a . 未必然的,不象發生的,似不可信的
未必然的,不象發生的,似不可信的
improbable adj 1 :
not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred ;
"
legislation on the question is highly unlikely "; "
an improbable event " [
synonym : {
improbable }, {
unlikely }] [
ant :
{
likely }, {
probable }]
2 :
having a probability too low to inspire belief [
synonym :
{
improbable }, {
unbelievable }, {
unconvincing }, {
unlikely }]
3 :
too improbable to admit of belief ; "
a tall story " [
synonym :
{
improbable }, {
marvelous }, {
marvellous }, {
tall (
a )}]
Improbable \
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a . [
L .
improbabilis ;
pref .
im -
not probabilis probable :
cf .
F .
improbable .
See {
Probable }.]
Not probable ;
unlikely to be true ;
not to be expected under the circumstances or in the usual course of events ;
as ,
an improbable story or event .
[
1913 Webster ]
He . . .
sent to Elutherius ,
then bishop of Rome ,
an improbable letter ,
as some of the contents discover .
--
Milton .
-- {
Im *
prob "
a *
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ness },
n . -- {
Im *
prob "
a *
bly },
adv .
[
1913 Webster ]
59 Moby Thesaurus words for "
improbable ":
absurd ,
crazy ,
distant ,
doubtable ,
doubtful ,
dubious ,
dubitable ,
extraordinary ,
fanciful ,
farfetched ,
fishy ,
flimsy ,
forced ,
hard to believe ,
hardly possible ,
implausible ,
impossible ,
inconceivable ,
incredible ,
insane ,
ludicrous ,
mad ,
more than doubtful ,
more than expected ,
out -
of -
the -
way ,
past expectation ,
peculiar ,
questionable ,
quite another thing ,
remote ,
ridiculous ,
something else again ,
strained ,
strange ,
sudden ,
thin ,
unannounced ,
unanticipated ,
unbelievable ,
unconvincing ,
undivined ,
unexpected ,
unforeseeable ,
unforeseen ,
unguessed ,
unheralded ,
unhoped for ,
unlikely ,
unpredictable ,
unpredicted ,
unprepared for ,
unpromising ,
unrealistic ,
unsubstantial ,
unthinkable ,
weak ,
weird ,
wild ,
without warning
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IMPROBABLE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of IMPROBABLE is unlikely to be true or to occur; also : unlikely but real or true How to use improbable in a sentence
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