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

双语例句

• He put forward two important philosophical categories in his book "Metaphysics": potentiality and actuality.
  亚里士多德在《形而上学》中第一次提出了两个重要的哲学范畴：潜能和现实。
• High Speed Photomicrography and photomacrography are research tools that have wide application potentiality in multi-subjects.
  高速显微技术是一种在多学科中有着广泛应用潜力的研究手段。
• The arrangement potentiality of cultivated land was investigated in Yuping county, Guizhou.
  以贵州省玉屏县为研究区域，对耕地整理潜力进行了研究。
• This new understanding is of great guiding significance in the deployment of oil and gas exploration and the evaluation of potentiality.
  这一新认识对巴楚地区的油气勘探部署和潜力评价均具有重要指导作用。
• Bamboo is a widely used plant having great exploitation potentiality.
  竹是一种开发潜力大、用途广的植物。
• This whole coastline has tremendous potentiality for hotel development.
  整个海岸线大有发展宾馆酒店业的潜力。
• Thus, a new approach was available to utilize the potentiality of intrinsic unsteady flow.
  为固有非定常潜能的利用提供了一类新途径。
• 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。
• The western tourism resources are in an advantageous position, and have great developing potentiality.
  西部旅游资源得天独厚，旅游业发展潜力巨大。
• Xinrui automobile company developing potentiality and economic strength is weak, has not formed a complete management system.
  新锐汽车公司的研发实力和经济实力还较为薄弱，还没有形成一套完整的管理体系。