unlikelyadj.
英 ʌn'laɪklɪ | 美 ʌn'laɪkli
中文adj. 不太可能的；没希望的\nadv. 未必
不太可能的；没希望的
adv. 未必
词根词源
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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