Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1636
unlikely
不太可能的
unlikely
- 1.
Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected.
不太可能的；未必的；不合理的预期。
- 2.
not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
不大可能真实或发生
- 3.
Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising.
无成功希望的；可能失败的；前景不佳的。
- 4.
has little chance of being the case or coming about
机会很小
- 5.
having a probability too low to inspire belief
可能性低得无法相信
不太可能的；未必的；不合理的预期。；不大可能真实或发生；无成功希望的；可能失败的；前景不佳的。；机会很小；可能性低得无法相信
In use
It is unlikely to rain this afternoon.
She is unlikely to accept the invitation.
That story sounds unlikely, but it's true.
legislation on the question is highly unlikely
an unlikely story
an unlikely candidate for reelection
a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism
unlikely to do sth
表示主语做某事可能性小。
She is unlikely to arrive on time.
她不太可能准时到达。
Connections
Collocations
- unlikely event
- 不太可能的事件
- It was an unlikely event that no one had predicted.这是一个没有人预料到的不太可能的事件。
- unlikely scenario
- 不太可能的情况
- In the unlikely scenario that the project fails, we have a backup plan.在项目失败的不太可能的情况下，我们有一个备用计划。
- unlikely candidate
- 不太可能的候选人
- He was an unlikely candidate for the job, but he proved everyone wrong.他是这份工作不太可能的候选人，但他证明了所有人都错了。
- unlikely to happen
- 不太可能发生
- The team's victory seemed unlikely to happen, but they won anyway.这个团队的胜利似乎不太可能发生，但他们还是赢了。
- highly unlikely
- 极不可能
- It is highly unlikely that she will change her mind.她极不可能改变主意。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
un-（不）+ likely（可能）→ 不太可能
Context & Register
通常用于正式写作、随意对话和学术讨论，语气中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The ending 'likely' in 'unlikely' rhymes with 'likely' (/ˈlaɪkli/). Words like 'like' share a spelling pattern but do not rhyme because they lack the final /li/ sound.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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