probability
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/ˌprɒbəˈbɪləti/
/ˌprɑːbəˈbɪləti/
(plural probabilities)
Idioms - [uncountable, countable] how likely something is to happen
可能性；或然性 - The probability is that prices will rise rapidly.
物价有可能会迅速上升。 - There seemed to be a high probability of success.
成功的几率似乎很高。
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyb2- We can say with a high degree of probability that the poem was written by Shakespeare.
我们认为这首诗很有可能是莎士比亚写的。 - genetic factors that influence the probability of becoming sick
影响患病概率的遗传因素 - measures to increase the probability for a sustained recovery
提高持续康复概率的措施
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- real
- strong
- …
- degree
- have
- increase
- decrease
- …
- probability for
- probability of
- in all probability
- on a/the balance of probabilities
- The probability is that prices will rise rapidly.
- [countable] a thing that is likely to happen
很可能发生的事 - A fall in interest rates is a strong probability in the present economic climate.
在目前的经济形势下，降低利率大有可能。 - It now seems a probability rather than just a possibility.
这件事似乎十拿九稳，而不是仅有可能。
- A fall in interest rates is a strong probability in the present economic climate.
- [countable, uncountable] (mathematics
数学 概率；几率；或然率 - There is a 60 per cent probability that the population will be infected with the disease.
人口感染这种疾病的可能性为60%。
- There is a 60 per cent probability that the population will be infected with the disease.
词源late Middle English: from Latin probabilitas, from probabilis ‘provable, credible’, from probare ‘to test, demonstrate’.
Idioms
(on) the balance of evidence/probability
- (formal) (considering) the evidence on both sides of an argument, to find the most likely reason for or result of something
（从）总的来说；（考虑）正反两方面；权衡双方证据 - The balance of evidence suggests the Liberal party's decline began before the First World War.
证据的平衡表明，自由党的衰落始于第一次世界大战之前。 - The coroner thought that on the balance of probabilities, the pilot had suffered a stroke just before the crash.
验尸官在分析各种可能性后认为，飞行员很有可能在空难发生之前突然中风。
- The balance of evidence suggests the Liberal party's decline began before the First World War.
(on) the balance of probability/evidence
- (formal) (considering) the evidence on both sides of an argument, to find the most likely reason for or result of something
（从）总的来说；（考虑）正反两方面；权衡双方证据 - The coroner thought that on the balance of probabilities, the pilot had suffered a stroke just before the crash.
验尸官在分析各种可能性后认为，飞行员很有可能在空难发生之前突然中风。
- The coroner thought that on the balance of probabilities, the pilot had suffered a stroke just before the crash.
in all probability…
- it is very likely that
很可能 - In all probability he failed to understand the consequences of his actions.
他很可能未了解到行动的后果。 - In all probability she wouldn't come even if we invited her.
即使我们邀请她，她十有八九也不会来。
- In all probability he failed to understand the consequences of his actions.