odds
英 [?dz]
美[ɑdz]
- n. 幾率；勝算；不平等；差別
CET4TEM8IELTSGRE考研TOEFL中低頻詞常用詞匯
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1. 正因為是奇數，所以才不平等、不對等，所以才會有幾率、勝算的可能性存在，如果平分秋色的話，就沒有幾率、勝算可言了。
中文詞源
odds 賠率，機會，可能性
來自odd,偶然發生的，此處形容詞做名詞，-s,復數后綴。原用于賭博賠率，引申詞義機會，可能性。
英文詞源
- odds (n.)
- in wagering sense, found first in Shakespeare ("2 Henry IV," 1597), probably from earlier sense of "amount by which one thing exceeds or falls short of another" (1540s), from odd (q.v.), though the sense evolution is uncertain. Until 19c. treated as a singular, though obviously a plural (compare news).
雙語例句
- 1. He sweeps up and does a few odds and ends.
- 他掃完地，又干了幾樣雜活兒。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Global ecological efforts can easily be at odds with local ecologies.
- 全球性生態保護工作很可能會和地方生態系統存在矛盾。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He reckoned the odds are against the scheme going ahead.
- 他認為目前實施這項計劃的希望渺茫。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. She put in some clothes, odds and ends, and make-up.
- 她將一些衣服、化妝品和零碎物品放了進去。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Finally, late in life and against considerable odds, she became a nun.
- 她排除極大困難，最終在晚年成為了一名修女。
來自柯林斯例句