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unlikelihood

/uhn-lahyk-lee-hood/US // ʌnˈlaɪk liˌhʊd //

不可能,不大可能,不太可能,不可能的事

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the state of being unlikely; improbability.

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Examples

  • But it was that very unlikelihood that intensified scrutiny about how the song got its votes.

  • He recognizes the immense popularity the party enjoys among Shiites, and the unlikelihood that this will change any time soon.

  • This brings us to the difficult point of the degree or kind of unlikelihood one may risk in such a story.

  • And if the young man's manner had not suggested the unlikelihood of his return, a hint to that effect was conveyed by his clothes.

  • But it is none the less worth while to consider how the unlikelihood can be made to approach most nearly to a certainty.

  • It was in vain that they pointed out that there had been no pursuit thus far, and the unlikelihood of there being one.

  • Nicky was crowning his unlikelihood by refraining from the slightest allusion to the event.