probability

英 [ˌprɒbə'bɪləti] 美 [ˌprɑːbə'bɪləti]

• n. 可能性；【数】或然率；机率；【统计】概率，概率论

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U][C]可能性，可能发生的事

   the likelihood,chance that sth will or did happen

2. [C]概率

   the chance of an event happening,expressed as a calculation based on known numbers

英英释义

Noun:

1. a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible;

   "the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5"
   

2. the quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event;

   "for a while mutiny seemed a probability"
   "going by past experience there was a high probability that the visitors were lost"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The probability that it will rain today is high.
   今天下雨的可能性很大。
2. The probability of making a mistake increases when you are tired.
   你累的时候犯错误的可能性就会增加。
3. Sometimes, love is a kind of probability.
   有时，爱情就是一种或然率。
4. I don't know how to calculate probability accurately.
   不知道怎样才可以准确的计算出或然率。
5. A reliable data base is essential to estimate probability and severity.
   可靠之资料储存库对估计机率和幅度是相当重要的。
6. The probability of owning a house rises with the number of old people living in the household.
   户内非经济户长之老年人口数则对于拥有自住房屋的机率有正的影响。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The probability that it will rain today is high.
   今天下雨的可能性很大。
2. There is a 50% probability that the population will be infected with the disease.
   民众感染这种疾病的概率为50%。

经典引文

• Protracted imprisonment actually increases the probability that subsequent offences will be committed.

  出自： A. Storr

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

in all probability

十之八九，很可能almost certainly

词汇搭配

• conditional probability 条件概率
• probability density 概率密度
• probability distribution 机率分布
• in all probability 十之八九
• error probability 误差概率
• failure probability 失效概率
• cumulative probability 累积概率
• detection probability 检测概率
• flood probability 洪水概率,洪水机率...
• survival probability 残存几率,存活率...
• probability function 概率函数
• probability paper 概率纸
• total probability 总概率,全概率...
• penetration probability 穿透几率
• average probability 平均概率
• probability limit 概率界限,概率限...
• composite probability 复合概率
• probability theory 概率论
• posterior probability 后验概率,事后概率...
• empirical probability 经验几率

近反义词

【近义词】

• chance 可能性
• likelihood 可能性
• prospect 希望
• odds 机率
• possibility 可能
• likeliness 可能性
• believability 可信任性
• credibility 可信
• verisimilitude 逼真
• feasibility 可行性
• eventuality 不测的事
• potentiality 潜力
• viability 生存能力
• outlook 景色
• expectation 预料
• favorite 喜爱的
• contingent 代表团
• off chance 不大会有的机会(万分之一...
• outside chance 极少的可能性,不大可能的...
• favorite son 受宠爱的儿子...
• best bet 最好的措施
• outside 在外面
• good 好的
• off 表示状态的关闭或离开...
• son 儿子
• bet 打赌
• best 最好的

【反义词】

• improbability 无必然性的事物...