probability
UK [ˌprɒb.ə'bɪl.ɪ.ti] US [ˌprɑ:.bə'bɪl.ə.tˌi] noun countable or uncountable
ADVANCED
■the level of possibility of something happening or being true; likelihood 可能性•What is the probability of winning ?获胜的可能性有多大？ •The probability of getting all the answers correct is about one in ten.答案全部正确的可能性大约是1／10 •There's a high/strong probability (that) (= It is very likely that) she'll be here.她很可能会来。 •Until yesterday, the project was just a possibility, but now it has become a real probability (= it is likely that it will happen).到昨天为止这项计划还只是可能，但现在看来真的会实现。 in all probability
■used to mean that something is very likely 很有可能，十之八九•She will, in all probability, have left before we arrive.她十之八九会在我们到达之前就已经离开了。 |