improbability
n
(a) [U] state of being improbable 不大可能; 未必能发生
the improbablity of his being recaptured 对他再行拘捕之不大可能.
(b) [C] event that is improbable 不大可能的事; 未必能发生的事
Don't worry about such improbabilities as floods and earthquakes. 像洪水、 地震这类不大可能发生的事, 就不要担心了.
🗣️ 情景例句
We're promoting you to a senior position effective immediately.
我们将马上给你升职。
I asked him to check it for me, but he wouldn't.
我请他帮我检查,但是他不肯。
That's what we did in China in the old days, before thermoses were invented, said Wei Hua.