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2704.Unlikely 英 ʌn'laɪklɪ]美 ʌn'laɪkli 释义 Adj 不太可能的;没希望的adv 未必

正面 2704.unlikely
英 [ʌn'laɪklɪ]美 [ʌn'laɪkli]

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释义:
adj. 不太可能的;没希望的adv. 未必
例句:
1. It's unlikely that you'll be asked to do anything too taxing.不大可能叫你做什么太费劲的事儿。

1. bear => fer- "carry, bear".

unlikely (adj.)late 14c., "not likely to occur," from un- (1) "not" + likely (adj.). Similar formation in Old Norse ulikligr, Middle Danish uligelig. Meaning "not likely to be true" is recorded from 1590s. Related: Unlikeliness; unlikelihood.unlikely (adv.)mid-15c., "improbably," from un- (1) "not" + likely (adv.) (see likely (adj.))."

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