improbable

柯林斯词典

1. ADJ Something that is improbable is unlikely to be true or to happen. 不大可能的
Ordered arrangements of large groups of atoms and molecules are highly improbable. 大的原子群和分子群的有序排列是极不可能的。
2. improbabilityN-VAR 不可能性
...the improbability of such an outcome. …这种结果的不可能性。
3. ADJ If you describe something as improbable, you mean it is strange, unusual, or ridiculous. 奇异的; 荒谬的
On the face of it, their marriage seems an improbable alliance. 从表面上看，他们的婚姻似乎是一个荒谬的结合。
4. improbablyADV 奇异地; 荒谬地
The sea is an improbably pale turquoise. 那片海是不寻常的淡绿松石色。