potentiality

英 [pəˌtenʃiˈæləti]

美 [pəˌtenʃiˈæləti]

n.  潜力; 潜在的可能性

复数：potentialities　

TOEFL

BNC.16272 / COCA.22689

牛津词典

noun

• 潜力；潜在的可能性
  a power or a quality that exists and is capable of being developed
  1. We often underestimate our potentialities.
     我们常常低估自己的潜力。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 潜在性；可能性；潜力
  If something haspotentialitiesorpotentiality, it is capable of being used or developed in particular ways.
  1. The breathtaking potentialities of mechanization set the minds of manufacturers and merchants on fire...
     机械化的惊人潜力使制造厂和商人们激动不已。
  2. All of these are quite useful breeds whose potentiality has not been realised.
     所有这些都是十分有用的品种，其潜力还没有被完全发挥。

英英释义

noun

• an aptitude that may be developed
  Synonym:capabilitycapableness
• the inherent capacity for coming into being
  Synonym:potentialpotency

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