unlikely
英 [ʌn'laɪklɪ]
美 [ʌn'laɪkli]
- adj.ありそうもない; 絶望的
- adv.必ずしもそうではない
英語の語源
- 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.)).
例文
- 1. It 's unlikely that you 'll be asked to do anything too taxing.
- あまり骨の折れることをさせることはあり得ません。
- 2.It is unlikely he would have mistaken hocus-pocus for genuine knowledge.彼は人をだますトリックを本当の知識と間違えることはできない。
- 3.The new media are unlikely to prove qualitatively different from the old.
- 新規メディアが旧メディアと質的に異なることはあり得ない。
- 4.It was highly unlikely that thair paths would cross again.
- 彼らが再び出会う可能性は非常に低い。
- 5.It appears unlikely that the UN would consider Making such a move.
- 国連がこのような行動を取ることを考えているようには見えない。
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