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odds是什么意思

odds

英 [ɒdz] 美 [ɑdz]

n. 几率；胜算；不平等；差别

助记提示

1. 正因为是奇数，所以才不平等、不对等，所以才会有几率、胜算的可能性存在，如果平分秋色的话，就没有几率、胜算可言了。

中文词源

odds 赔率，机会，可能性

来自odd,偶然发生的，此处形容词做名词，-s,复数后缀。原用于赌博赔率，引申词义机会，可能性。

英文词源

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).

双语例句

1. He sweeps up and does a few odds and ends.: 他扫完地，又干了几样杂活儿。

2. Global ecological efforts can easily be at odds with local ecologies.: 全球性生态保护工作很可能会和地方生态系统存在矛盾。

3. He reckoned the odds are against the scheme going ahead.: 他认为目前实施这项计划的希望渺茫。

4. She put in some clothes, odds and ends, and make-up.: 她将一些衣服、化妆品和零碎物品放了进去。

5. Finally, late in life and against considerable odds, she became a nun.: 她排除极大困难，最终在晚年成为了一名修女。