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单词 probable
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
prob•a•ble /ˈprɑbəbəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. likely to occur or prove true:a probable defeat.
  2. having more evidence for something than against it:[It + be + ~ + that clause]Although anything is possible, it is more probable that he'll recover completely.
  3. likely to be or become:[before a noun]the probable successor to the throne.
See -prob-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
prob•a•ble  (probə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. likely to occur or prove true:He foresaw a probable business loss. He is the probable writer of the article.
  2. having more evidence for than against, or evidence that inclines the mind to belief but leaves some room for doubt.
  3. affording ground for belief.
  • Latin probābilis likely, literally, capable of standing a test, equivalent. to probā(re) to test (see probe) + -bilis -ble
  • Middle English 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
probable /ˈprɒbəbəl/ adj
  1. likely to be or to happen but not necessarily so
  2. most likely: the probable cause of the accident
n
  1. a person who is probably to be chosen for a team, event, etc
Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Latin probābilis that may be proved, from probāre to prove
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