mid-15c., "quality of being probable," from Old French probabilite (14c.) and directly from Latin probabilitatem (nominative probabilitas) "credibility, probability," from probabilis (see probable). Meaning "something likely to be true" is from 1570s; mathematical sense is from 1718.
权威例句
1. Formal talks are still said to be a possibility, not a probability.
据称正式会谈仍有可能,但可能性不大。
2. The probability is that prices will rise rapidly.
物价有可能会迅速上升。
3. The probability that it will rain today is high.
今天下雨的可能性很大.
4. In all probability, we shall be away for a month.