improbable

英 [ɪmˈprɒbəbl]

美 [ɪmˈprɑːbəbl]

adj. 不大可能真实的(或发生的); 不大可能的; 奇异的; 荒谬的

复数：improbables　

Collins.1 / BNC.9661 / COCA.10684

牛津词典

adj.

不大可能真实的（或发生的）；不大可能的
not likely to be true or to happen
1. an improbable story
  大概不是真实的故事
2. It seems improbable that the current situation will continue.
  当前的局势似乎不大可能继续下去。
3. It all sounded highly improbable .
  一切听上去很荒唐。
奇异的；荒谬的
seeming strange because it is not what you would expect
1. Her hair was an improbable shade of yellow.
  她的头发带有怪怪的黄色。

adj

too improbable to admit of belief
1. a tall story
Synonym:marvelousmarvelloustall(a)
not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
1. legislation on the question is highly unlikely
2. an improbable event
Synonym:unlikely
having a probability too low to inspire belief
Synonym:unbelievableunconvincingunlikely

On the face of it, their marriage seems an improbable alliance.
表面上看，他们的婚姻似乎是个荒谬的结合。
And if you will join me in this improbable quest, if you feel destiny calling, and see, as I see, a future of endless possibility stretching before us;
如果你愿意加入到我这项看似不大可能实现的探索当中；如果你感到了命运的召唤，和我一样看到了一个充满无限可能性的未来展现在我们的面前；
This is improbable but not as remote a possibility as the market appears to think.
这不太可能，但可能性并不像市场似乎认为的那么小。
Nuclear war is not at all improbable once these countries get desperate.
一旦这些国家感到绝望，核战争不是不可能发生的事。
It is improbable that he should succeed.
他不见得会成功。
We are a people of improbable hope.
我们是一个充满希望的民族。
The journey that led me here is improbable.
引领我来此地的那段历程在别人看来几乎是不可能实现的。
If you are charged with defending your country, you need to be able to meet even improbable threats.
但如果你负有保卫国家的职责，你制定的计划就必须能够应对甚至不可能出现的威胁。
He came up with an improbable sounding excuse as to why they were late.
他为他们的迟到提出了一个听上去不大可信的借口。
His explanation seems highly improbable.
他的解释似乎很不可能。