probable

noun

1. an applicant likely to be chosen

adj

1. apparently destined

e.g. the probable consequences of going ahead with the scheme

2. likely but not certain to be or become true or real

e.g. a likely result
he foresaw a probable loss

Synonym: likely

1. 可能的；也许的；大概的
If you say that something is probable, you mean that it is likely to be true or likely to happen.

e.g. It is probable that the medication will suppress the symptom without treating the condition...
这种药物有可能治标不治本。
e.g. She does not want to be taken to an optician with the probable result of having to wear glasses...
她不想被带去验光，因为结果可能是她必须配戴眼镜。

2. 很有希望的；有可能的
You can use probable to describe a role or function that someone or something is likely to have.

e.g. The Socialists united behind their probable presidential candidate, Michel Rocard.
社会党人团结在他们很有希望当选的总统候选人米歇尔·罗卡尔周围。

1. probable的翻译

1. 很可能的：1996年英国中苏格兰地区发生了食源性出血性大肠艾希氏菌o157爆发事件.综合调查结果和根据工作假使,卫生当局确定了最终病例定义如表3,对2427位有可能的发病者(potential case)分级为确定的(confirmed)、很可能的(probable)、可能的(possible)、不是的(not a case)等,

2. 或然：休谟在<>第四章中指出解证(demonstrative)推理与或然(probable)推理的差别(注意商务中译本有错译):人类推理或探究的一切对象可以自然地分为两类:观念的关系(Relations ofIdeas)和实际的事情(Matters of Fact).