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?
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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