likelihood

英 [ˈlaɪklihʊd]

美 [ˈlaɪklihʊd]

n.  可能; 可能性

复数：likelihoods　

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Collins.2 / BNC.4994 / COCA.4596

牛津词典

noun

• 可能；可能性
  the chance of sth happening; how likely sth is to happen
  1. There is very little likelihood of that happening.
     几乎没有发生那种事情的可能。
  2. In all likelihood (= very probably) the meeting will be cancelled.
     这次会议十有八九要被取消。
  3. The likelihood is that (= it is likely that) unemployment figures will continue to fall.
     很有可能失业人数会继续下降。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 可能；可能性
  Thelikelihood ofsomething happening is how likely it is to happen.
  1. The likelihood of infection is minimal...
     感染的可能性极小。
  2. There didn't seem much likelihood of it happening...
     这种事情发生的可能性不大。
  3. There is every likelihood that sanctions will work.
     制裁完全可能发挥作用。
• N-SING 可能的事
  If something is alikelihood, it is likely to happen.
  1. But the likelihood is that people would be willing to pay if they were certain that their money was going to a good cause...
     但如果人们确切知道自己的钱会用于做善事，他们就可能更愿意掏腰包。
  2. That, as we all know, is not only a possibility but a likelihood.
     众所周知，那不仅可能发生，而且是很可能发生。
• PHRASE 十之八九；极有可能
  If you say that something will happenin all likelihood, you mean that it will probably happen.
  1. In all likelihood, the committee will have to interview every woman who's worked with Thomas.
     十有八九，委员会将不得不与每一位曾和托马斯共过事的女性面谈。

英英释义

noun

• the probability of a specified outcome
  Synonym:likeliness

双语例句

• But the likelihood is that people would be willing to pay if they were certain that their money was going to a good cause
  但如果人们确切知道自己的钱会用于做善事，他们就可能更愿意掏腰包。
• We shall find in all likelihood that we have lost out.
  我们完全可能会发现我们输掉了。
• The result showed that the maximum likelihood algorithm possesses higher stability and suitability on the random measured noise.
  结果表明极大似然算法对随机测量噪声具有更高的稳定性和适应性。
• If you have a healthy spine, you will decrease the likelihood of back pain.
  如果你拥有健康的脊椎，你就减少了背痛的可能性。
• We can never eliminate financial crises, but we can reduce their likelihood and severity.
  我们永远无法消除金融危机，但我们能降低其爆发的几率和严重性。
• The likelihood of infection is minimal
  感染的可能性极小。
• We often estimate the return model parameter by ordinary least squares and maximum likelihood.
  对回归模型进行参数估计时，常用的两种重要方法是普通最小二乘法和最大似然法。
• Decision theory, statistical classification, maximum likelihood and Bayesian estimation, non-parametric methods, unsupervised learning and clustering.
  决策理论，统计分类，最大似然和贝叶斯估计，非参数方法，非监督的学习与聚类。
• In all likelihood, the committee will have to interview every woman who's worked with Thomas.
  十有八九，委员会将不得不与每一位曾和托马斯共过事的女性面谈。
• There is a likelihood that fragments of bone may have entered the brain.
  很有可能骨头的碎片已到了脑子里。