improbable

adjective

/ɪmˈprɒbəbl/

/ɪmˈprɑːbəbl/

not likely to be true or to happen不大可能真实的（或发生的）；不大可能的 synonym unlikely
- an improbable story大概不是真实的故事
- It all sounded highly improbable.一切听上去很荒唐。
- improbable that… It seems improbable that the current situation will continue.当前的局势似乎不大可能继续下去。
opposite probable
- These new facts make the theory improbable.这些新的事实使这一理论变得不可信了。
- a wildly improbable idea荒谬之极的想法
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- appear
- be
- look
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
seeming strange because it is not what you would expect奇异的；荒谬的 synonym unexpected
- Her hair was an improbable shade of yellow.她的头发带有怪怪的黄色。

词源late 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin improbabilis ‘hard to prove’, from in- ‘not’ + probabilis, from probare ‘to test, demonstrate’.

词汇	improbable
释义	improbable adjective /ɪmˈprɒbəbl/ /ɪmˈprɑːbəbl/ not likely to be true or to happen不大可能真实的（或发生的）；不大可能的 synonym unlikely an improbable story大概不是真实的故事 It all sounded highly improbable.一切听上去很荒唐。 improbable that… It seems improbable that the current situation will continue.当前的局势似乎不大可能继续下去。 opposite probable These new facts make the theory improbable.这些新的事实使这一理论变得不可信了。 a wildly improbable idea荒谬之极的想法 Collocations Dictionaryverbs appear be look … adverb extremely fairly very … seeming strange because it is not what you would expect奇异的；荒谬的 synonym unexpected Her hair was an improbable shade of yellow.她的头发带有怪怪的黄色。词源late 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin improbabilis ‘hard to prove’, from in- ‘not’ + probabilis, from probare ‘to test, demonstrate’.
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