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In the nineteenth century, a novelist would bring his story to a conclusion by presenting his readers with a series of coincidences --most of them wildly improbable.
wildly: extremely
wildly inaccurate / expensive
Improbable: impossible, unlikely 不大可能
It is improbable that he will say no, but not impossible.
A long-lost brother, who was presumed dead, was really alive all the time and wickedly plotting to bring about the hero's downfall. And so on.
presume: believe sth or accept sth, especially sth untrue as true until prove them
You are presumed innocent until you are proved guilty.
I presumed them to be friends. 我以为他们是朋友
I presumed that they were friends.
presume: 根据过去的经验和感觉作出决断
assume : 武断的,把尚未证实的作为依据,与事实不相符合
Let us assume that your words are fact.
suppose : 最普通的用词,猜想、陈述自己的看法
I suppose that it was my fault.