probable

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prob·a·ble1 /ˈprɒbəbəl $ ˈprɑː-/ adjectiveadj

PROBABLYlikely to exist, happen, or be true 可能存在的，可能发生的，很可能的，大概的

The probable cause of the fire was faulty wiring.

起火的原因很可能是电路故障。

Success is highly probable.

成功的希望相当大。

it is probable (that)

It seems probable that the accident has damaged her brain.

看起来很可能是那场事故损伤了她的大脑。

probable outcome/consequence/result

The probable result of global warming will be a rise in sea levels.

全球变暖很可能导致海平面升高。

Examples from the Corpus

probable• There is no record of Osbald's parentage but a Bernician extraction seems highly probable.• Unless the government agrees to further talks, a strike seems highly probable.• If the measure passes the House, Senate approval is considered probable.• The report states that the probable cause of death was a heart attack.• Measles is the probable cause of illness in the three athletes.• The project will go ahead, at a probable cost of $2.1 million.• It will give them crucial details about his shoe size and probable height and weight.• He openly talked of him as the probable successor to the see of Canterbury.• She disposed quickly of red herrings, usually sought out the least probable suspect and rarely failed.• It is probable that deliberate equivocation in respect of the intended sense of word forms is always to some extent odd.• It is very probable that Grey took some part in Leapor's subscription.• It is probable that in retrospect he gave that factor more weight than it carried at the time.• It seems probable that the election will be held in May.• Light rain is probable tomorrow evening.

probable outcome/consequence/result• The most probable outcome is 100-150 deaths from thyroid cancer over the same period.• The probable consequence is that doctors will be given the task.• It was held that the accused was aware of the probable consequences of firing the gun as he did.

probable2 noun [countableC]

PROBABLYsomeone who is likely to be chosen for a team, to win a race etc 很有可能入选的人；很有可能获胜的人

Examples from the Corpus

probable• Four further claims for Hurricanes were made by all 12 pilots of the 156° Gruppo jointly, two confirmed and two probables.

Origin probable1

(1300-1400) French Latin probabilis, from probare; → PROBE2

prob·a·ble1 adjectiveadjprobable2 noun

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