A likely impossibility is always preferable to an unconvincing possibility.
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adj. 可能的;适合的;有希望的;
adv. 可能;或许;大概;多半;
💡 like可能 + ly...的\/地 → a.可能的 ad.很可能
"Rice flour makes the cake less likely to crumble."
这种糕饼用米粉做不那么容易碎。
近义：inclined, apt, liable, ostensible, plausible, possible
反义：imaginary, implausible, improbable, unbelievable, uncertain, utopical
adj. 更好的，更可取的;略胜一筹的;
💡 prefer先拿来=更喜欢+able…的 → 更好的
"Anything was preferable to the tense atmosphere at home."
什么都比家里的紧张气氛好。
近义：preferential, preferred, preferring, superior, best, better
反义：lousy, badder, baddest, punk, worst, awful
n. 可能，可能性;希望，可能发生的事物;
💡 poss可能+ ibility表名词→ 可能；可能的事
"We cannot rule out that possibility."
我们不能排除那种可能性。
近义：likelihood, opportunity, outlook, potential, potentiality, virtuality
反义：impracticability, inability
n. 不可能（性）;不可能的事（情况）;
"He hinted at the impossibility of winding up the work in two months."
他暗示要在两个月内结束这项工作是不可能的.
近义：impracticability, inability
反义：likelihood, opportunity, outlook, potential, potentiality, virtuality
adj. 不足以令人相信的;不可信的;
"I find the characters in the book very unconvincing."
我觉得书中的人物很不真实。
近义：implausible, inconclusive, incredible, invalid, lame, unpersuasive
反义：likely, plausible, reliable, verisimilar, believable, colourable