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potential

/puh-ten-shuhl/US // pəˈtɛn ʃəl //UK // (pəˈtɛnʃəl) //

潜在的,潜力,潜在,潜能

Related Words

likely有可能,有可能是,可能的,可能hidden隐藏的,隐蔽的,隐秘的,隐蔽possible可能的,可能,可能性,可以probable可能的,可能是,可能性,可能capability能力,性能,功能,功能性power权力,功率,电源,动力capacity能力,容量,容积率,容貌ability能力,能,力,具备了一定的能力potentiality潜在性,可能性,潜能,潜力budding发芽期,发芽,含苞待放的,发芽状态future未来,未来的,今后,今后的wherewithal本钱,财源,资金来源,资源aptitude性向,材性,资质,能力conceivable可想而知,可想而知的,可想象的,可设想的dormant休眠状态,休眠,休眠期,休眠的embryonic胚胎期,胚胎,胚胎型,雏形imaginable可想而知,可想而知的,可想象的,可以想象的implied隐含的,隐含,暗示的,隐含着inherent固有的,内在的,内在,固有latent潜在的,潜伏的,潜伏,潜在

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : possible, as opposed to actual: the potential uses of nuclear energy.
    • : capable of being or becoming: a potential danger to safety.
    • : Grammar. expressing possibility: the potential subjunctive in Latin; the potential use of can in I can go.
    • : Archaic. potent.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : possibility; potentiality: an investment that has little growth potential.
    • : a latent excellence or ability that may or may not be developed.
    • : Grammar. a potential aspect, mood, construction, case, etc.a form in the potential.
    • : Electricity. electric potential.
    • : Mathematics, Physics. a type of function from which the intensity of a field may be derived, usually by differentiation.
    • : someone or something that is considered a worthwhile possibility: The list of job applications has been narrowed to half a dozen potentials.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.promising
Synonyms
hidden隐藏的,隐蔽的,隐秘的,隐蔽likely有可能,有可能是,可能的,可能possible可能的,可能,可能性,可以probable可能的,可能是,可能性,可能budding发芽期,发芽,含苞待放的,发芽状态future未来,未来的,今后,今后的abeyant隐居者,隐蔽性,隐居,隐蔽性强conceivable可想而知,可想而知的,可想象的,可设想的dormant休眠状态,休眠,休眠期,休眠的embryonic胚胎期,胚胎,胚胎型,雏形imaginable可想而知,可想而知的,可想象的,可以想象的implied隐含的,隐含,暗示的,隐含着inherent固有的,内在的,内在,固有latent潜在的,潜伏的,潜伏,潜在lurking潜伏,潜伏的,潜伏着,潜伏着的plausible可信的,合理的,有道理的,可信prepatent预专利,预备专利,预审,预备quiescent静止的,静止状态,静止,静止期thinkable可思考,可想而知,可思考的,可想undeveloped不发达的,未开发的,不发达,不开发的unrealized未实现的,未实现,尚未实现的,未兑现的within realm of possibility可能的范围内,有可能,有可能实现,有可能的
nounpossibility for achievement
Synonyms
ability能力,能,力,具备了一定的能力capability能力,性能,功能,功能性capacity能力,容量,容积率,容貌potentiality潜在性,可能性,潜能,潜力power权力,功率,电源,动力aptitude性向,材性,资质,能力wherewithal本钱,财源,资金来源,资源the makings构成,经验之谈,构成要素,经验总结what it takes需要什么,需要做什么,所需的条件,需要的东西

Examples

  • One wonders what might have become of Rice, Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown had they lived to see their full potential.

  • Though not without flaws, the OZ initiative still has extraordinary potential.

  • Over the years, I have seen firsthand the immense potential of corporations to nurture economic justice.

  • Even the potential for such a move is helping to keep the government’s borrowing costs down, investors say.

  • Other potential contenders include Stan Ng and Susan Prescott.

  • The eating disorder field remains divided over the potential efficacy of such measures.

  • But, as the people of Irving are now discovering, all of this poking and prodding is not without potential consequences.

  • First, they allow Paul to siphon off attention from whichever potential candidate is making news.

  • The brokers then scout out potential “crew members” who can earn substantial discounts for working the journey.

  • Is there any chance the potential 2016 hopeful will stand up to the right and embrace paid sick leave?

  • Thus, Virginia is well-endowed geographically and has many potential resources for future progress.

  • Then as a thin cloud of dust billowed up from the fallen rocks, a vision of its war potential burst upon him.

  • The crowd parted on either side, silenced and awed by the look of potential purpose in the face of this yesterday's hero.

  • Equilibrium will be established whenever the potential of the system is equal to 0.

  • Only the attorney who wraps the case around his heart can appreciate its vast potential.

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