unlikely

英 [?n'la?kl?] 美[?n'la?kli]
  • adj. 不太可能的;沒(méi)希望的
  • adv. 未必

英英釋意


1. not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred;
"legislation on the question is highly unlikely"
"an improbable event"
2. has little chance of being the case or coming about;
"an unlikely story"
"an unlikely candidate for reelection"
"a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism"
3. having a probability to low to inspire belief