likely to happen, to exist or to be true 很可能发生(或存在等)的 the probable cause/explanation/outcome 可能的原因/解释/结果 highly/quite/most probable 极其/相当/最可能的 It is probable that the disease has a genetic element. 这种疾病很可能有遗传因素。
Extra ExamplesTopics Doubt, guessing and certaintyb2The two outcomes are equally probable. 两种结果都有可能。 The probable cause of the fire was an electrical fault. 这次火灾的原因可能是电路故障。 It is quite probable that they will call an election next spring. 他们很可能明年春天组织一次选举。
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘worthy of belief’): via Old French from Latin probabilis, from probare ‘to test, demonstrate’.