核心畫面

Picture something sitting far from what you would expect. Point that gap at the future and it means probably will not happen; point it at a person or pairing in front of you and it means surprising, not who you would have expected; point it at a story and it means hard to swallow.

可以想成:某樣東西落在離「你會預期的樣子」很遠的地方。把這段距離指向未來,就是「大概不會發生」;指向眼前的人或組合,更多收起可以想成:某樣東西落在離「你會預期的樣子」很遠的地方。把這段距離指向未來,就是「大概不會發生」;指向眼前的人或組合,就是「想不到會是這個」;指向一段說詞,就是「聽起來不太可信」。

From the picture

出乎意料的組合

這次不是在猜未來,而是在看眼前:這個人、這個地方本身就不是大家預期會出現在這裡的那一個。

unexpected · adjective · B1

strange or surprising, because it is not the kind of person, place, or thing you would expect.

意想不到的

聽起來不可信

距離落在「說法」和「事實聽起來該有的樣子」之間:講出來的內容離常理太遠,讓人打了個問號。

implausible · adjective · B1

hard to believe, because it does not sound true.

不可信的

Also in this word

improbable · adjective · B1

probably not going to happen.

不太可能

原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

unlikelyadj/ʌnˈlaɪkli/

  • 1

    Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected.

    • It is pretty unlikely that you'll win, but I will pray that at least you do well.
    • In the highly unlikely event of landing in water, lifejackets are stored under the seat.
  • 2

    Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising.

    • unlikely means

unlikelyadv/ʌnˈlaɪkli/

  • 1

    In an improbable manner.

unlikelynoun/ʌnˈlaɪkli/

  • 1

    Something or somebody considered unlikely.

    • The molecular ion candidates are divided by the testing phase into three categories: rejects, unlikelies, and probables. Differences between each candidate and the prominent peaks in the spectrum are computed.
    • "Here is my every possible phone number, plus a few unlikelies. And I've also put down the numbers of Karin and Wade, in case you've lost them. Karin can come anytime; Wade, up until six in the morning."

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。