odds前为什么没有定冠词the呢?

It is odds that he will come 

他大概回来。

请教老师,odds表示“可能性”,词典说一般都加the, 而且使用复数。

但是这里为什么没有the,并且还使用了is单数呢? 


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最佳答案 2020-07-03 17:44

It is odds that he will come.

这个表达不是很规范。

It 是形式主语, that he will come 是真正主语。odds 是形容词用法,大致等于 possible, likely。相当于:

It is possible that he will come.

It is likely that he will come.


网友说的是 odd 的名词用法:

《牛津》 usually the odds

(事物发生的)可能性,概率,几率,机会 

the degree to which sth is likely to happen

The odds are very much in our favour (= we are likely to succeed) .

我方胜算的几率极大。

The odds are heavily against him (= he is not likely to succeed) .

他成功的几率很小。

The odds are that (= it is likely that) she'll win.

她有可能会赢。

What are the odds (= how likely is it) he won't turn up?

他不会露面的可能性有多大?


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