odds

odds (danh từ) nghĩa là tỷ lệ khả năng, tỷ lệ cược.

1. The ratio of the probability of an event happening to that of it not happening.Tỷ số giữa xác suất một sự kiện xảy ra và xác suất nó không xảy ra.
2. The ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations.Tỷ lệ giữa tiền thắng và tiền đặt cược.
3. An advantage given to a weaker opponent in order to equalize the game when playing casually, usually by removing one of the stronger player's pieces or by giving the weaker player more time.

• I'd say the odds are strongly in favor of the sun rising tomorrow morning.
• I looked at the odds given by all bookmakers.
• She beat me with knight odds but lost with rook odds.