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  4. potential

potential

/pəˈtɛnʃəl/
潜在的

She has great potential in this field.

她在这个领域有很大的潜力。


一般

指尚未实现但有可能发生或发展的能力、可能性或价值。

The company sees potential in the new technology.

公司认为这项新技术有潜力。

通常用于描述人、事物或项目未来可能达到的成就或发展。

法律金融
正式

指可能成为现实的风险或危害。

The insurance policy covers potential damages from natural disasters.

保险政策涵盖了自然灾害可能造成的损失。

在法律和金融领域,potential 也可指潜在的负面影响。

搭配

potential customer潜在客户potential market潜在市场potential risk潜在风险

同义词

capacitypossibilityprospect

反义词

actualrealizedimpossible

相关短语

potential energy短语
势能
potential customer短语
潜在客户

专业提示

注意上下文

potential 可以是积极的(潜力)或消极的(潜在风险),需根据上下文判断。

黄金法则

形容词与名词区分

作为形容词时修饰名词,如 'potential buyer';作为名词时指可能性,如 'The potential is huge.'。

词源

源自拉丁语 'potentia'(力量),通过古法语 'potential' 进入英语,最初指力量或能力,后扩展为可能性。

用法说明

作为形容词时,通常与名词搭配使用,如 'potential buyer';作为名词时,通常指潜在的能力或可能性。

单词拆解

potent
有力的,强大的
root
+
-ial
…的
suffix
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