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probable

🇬🇧 UK/'prɒbәbl/🇺🇸 US
B2

Definitions

adj.

Likely to be true or to happen, though not certain.

很可能的;大概的

n.

A person or thing that is likely to be chosen or to succeed.

很有希望的候选人;可能发生的事

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
probto test, to approve, to disapprove
+
ablecapable of, worthy of
=probable

Common Collocations

  • 1.highly probable极有可能
  • 2.probable cause可能的原因;合理依据
  • 3.most probable最有可能的
  • 4.probable outcome可能的结果

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    It is probable that the meeting will be postponed due to bad weather.

  • 2.

    The most probable cause of the accident was driver fatigue.

  • 3.

    A rate hike in the next quarter seems highly probable given the inflation data.

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