a. likely,capable of affording proof,worthyof belief. plausible很可能的，能提供证据的，值得相信的，似乎有理的。 △As.3.5.11: “'Tis pretty,sure,and veryprobable，”这种话，当然，说得很巧妙，很动听。 △2H.VI.3.2. 178: “The least of all these signs were probable.”i.e. would afford sufficient proof.所有这些迹象之中最微不足道的都足以提出证据。