A likely impossibility is always preferable to an unconvincing possibility.
— Aristotle
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?? 名句詞匯解析
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adj. 可能的;適合的;有希望的;
adv. 可能;或許;大概;多半;
?? like可能 + ly...的\/地 → a.可能的 ad.很可能
"Rice flour makes the cake less likely to crumble."
這種糕餅用米粉做不那么容易碎。
近義：inclined, apt, liable, ostensible, plausible, possible
反義：imaginary, implausible, improbable, unbelievable, uncertain, utopical
adj. 更好的，更可取的;略勝一籌的;
?? prefer先拿來=更喜歡+able…的 → 更好的
"Anything was preferable to the tense atmosphere at home."
什么都比家里的緊張氣氛好。
近義：preferential, preferred, preferring, superior, best, better
反義：lousy, badder, baddest, punk, worst, awful
n. 可能，可能性;希望，可能發生的事物;
?? poss可能+ ibility表名詞→ 可能；可能的事
"We cannot rule out that possibility."
我們不能排除那種可能性。
近義：likelihood, opportunity, outlook, potential, potentiality, virtuality
反義：impracticability, inability
n. 不可能（性）;不可能的事（情況）;
"He hinted at the impossibility of winding up the work in two months."
他暗示要在兩個月內結束這項工作是不可能的.
近義：impracticability, inability
反義：likelihood, opportunity, outlook, potential, potentiality, virtuality
adj. 不足以令人相信的;不可信的;
"I find the characters in the book very unconvincing."
我覺得書中的人物很不真實。
近義：implausible, inconclusive, incredible, invalid, lame, unpersuasive
反義：likely, plausible, reliable, verisimilar, believable, colourable