probability

1. N-VAR The probability of something happening is how likely it is to happen, sometimes expressed as a fraction or a percentage. 概率

Without a transfusion, the victim's probability of dying was 100%. 不輸血的話，該患者的死亡概率是100%。

The probabilities of crime or victimization are higher with some situations than with others. 犯罪或?qū)嵤﹤Φ母怕试谟行┣闆r下比其他情況下要大一些。

2. N-VAR You say that there is a probability that something will happen when it is likely to happen. 可能性[含糊]

If you've owned property for several years, the probability is that values have increased. 如果你已擁有財(cái)產(chǎn)幾年了，很可能價(jià)值已經(jīng)增漲了。

Formal talks are still said to be a possibility, not a probability. 正式談判據(jù)說仍有可能，但不是很可能。

3. PHRASE If you say that something will happen in all probability, you mean that you think it is very likely to happen. 很可能[含糊]

The Republicans had better get used to the fact that in all probability, they are going to lose. 共和黨人最好習(xí)慣他們很可能會(huì)失敗的事實(shí)。