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potential
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of POTENTIAL
always used before a noun
: capable of becoming real : possible潜在的；可能的
- Doctors are excited about the new drug's potential benefits.这种新药的潜在疗效令医生们兴奋不已。
- Critics say the factory poses a potential threat to the environment.批评人士称这家工厂对环境是个潜在威胁。
- the school's potential growth学校潜在的发展
- He is a potential candidate for president.他是总统职位潜在的候选人。
- The project has potential risks/advantages.这一项目有潜在的风险/优势。
— potentially
adverb- a potentially deadly virus可能致命的病毒
2 potential /pəˈtɛnʃəl/ noun
plural potentials
2 potential
/pəˈtɛnʃəl/
noun
plural potentials
Learner's definition of POTENTIAL
1
[count] : a chance or possibility that something will happen or exist in the future可能性；潜在机会 — usually singular通常用单数 — usually + for
- Wet roads increase the potential for an accident. [=make an accident more likely to happen]路面潮湿增加了事故发生的可能性。
- If you study hard, there is a greater potential for success.你如果努力学习，成功的概率会更大。
2
a : a quality that something has that can be developed to make it better（事物的）潜力，潜能
[count]
- Scientists are exploring the potentials of the new drug.科学家正在探索新药的潜在功效。
- The stock's earning potential is high. [=the stock is likely to earn a lot of money]这只股票有带来巨大收益的潜力。
- The new technology has the potential to transform the industry.这项新技术有改革产业的潜力。
[noncount]
- There is potential in the new technology, but it will be a long time before it can actually be used.这项新技术有潜力，但还需要很长时间才能实际应用。
- The company has a lot of potential for future growth.这家公司未来发展的潜力巨大。
b [noncount] : an ability that someone has that can be developed to help that person become successful（人的）潜质，潜能
- The team's newest player shows great potential. [=promise]球队新来的队员表现出很大的潜质。
- He has the potential to be one of the team's best players.他有潜力成为全队最优秀的一员。
- She has leadership potential. [=she could become a successful leader]她有当领导的潜质。
- He shows enormous potential as an athlete.他有极大的潜质，是一位可造就的运动员。
- The school tries to help students reach/realize their full potential. [=to become the best they can be]学校努力帮助学生实现/发挥他们最大的潜能。
3
[count, noncount] technical : the amount of work that is required to move a quantity of electricity from one point on a circuit to another电势；电位；电压
◊ This kind of work is usually measured in volts.电势通常以伏特为单位计算。
- The instrument is used to measure the changing electrical potentials.这台仪器是用来测量电势变化的。
po·ten·tial pə-ˈten(t)-shəl 
Did you know?
Potential can be either good or bad. Studying hard increases the potential for success, but wet roads increase the potential for accidents. But when a person or thing "has potential", we always expect something good from it in the future. As an adjective (as in "potential losses", "potential benefits", etc.), potential usually means simply "possible". In science, however, the adjective has a special meaning: Potential energy is the kind of stored energy that a boulder sitting at the top of a cliff has (the opposite of kinetic energy, which is what it has as it rolls down that cliff).
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Adjective Doctors are excited about the new drug's potential benefits. Critics say the factory poses a potential threat to the environment. He is a potential candidate for president. The project has potential risks. Noun Scientists are exploring the potentials of the new drug. The new technology has the potential to transform the industry. There is potential in the new technology, but it will be a long time before it can actually be used. The company has a lot of potential for future growth. He has the potential to be one of the team's best players. He shows enormous potential as an athlete. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Vibhuti Agarwal, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Other potential sources of help are the Medicare hotline (800-633-4227) and your state's department of aging, which can direct you to community organizations that help with applications. Judith Graham, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022 Analysts say the club, valued at $1.4 billion by Forbes, would be attractive to potential bidders. Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 9 Sep. 2022 All members of the school district have been advised to change their passwords to lower the potential threat posed to them. Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022 The goal of embedding behavioral health with physical is that primary care providers can screen early for any potential problems and intervene early. Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 9 Sep. 2022 Two of Arizona's top girls high school golf programs faced off this week in a potential Division I championship preview. Lucas Gordon, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2022 The potential partner, Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC), on Thursday postponed a shareholder vote to extend by a year a deadline to close its merger with Trump's company and release funds to pay its bills. CBS News, 9 Sep. 2022 The secrecy of the board's potential action against the governor has prompted some criticism from government ethics experts who say the board should be transparent. Stephen Groves, ajc, 9 Sep. 2022 Devan Coggan, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2022 At least two utilities in Oregon began shutting off power Friday morning in some areas as a preventive measure to lower the potential for fresh fire outbreaks, after fire officials there warned that conditions created a high risk. Ginger Adams Otis, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 Denying it only shows a lack of appreciation for the profound long-term potential of the Longhorns, and maybe even the history of Texas, too. Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 9 Sep. 2022 Last season, Peoples-Jones flashed potential with 34 catches for 597 yards and 3 TDs, but struggled down the stretch as Baker Mayfield faltered. cleveland, 9 Sep. 2022 Mohajir worried about the possibility of backlash within the community, but there’s also a strong potential to reinforce negative generalizations about Muslim sexuality outside of the community. Emma Green, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2022 Part of that includes the potential to participate in Hendrick and Chevy’s Garage 56 project at Le Mans. Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2022 As Apple’s passkeys are based on the wider passwordless standards created by the FIDO Alliance, there’s the potential that they can be stored elsewhere, too. WIRED, 9 Sep. 2022 The potential for heavy rain Sunday could dramatically alter the game’s dynamic and put Soldier Field’s new Bermuda grass to the test. Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 See More
Adjective
The United Nations has warned the world faces potential food shortages. Vibhuti Agarwal, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Other potential sources of help are the Medicare hotline (800-633-4227) and your state's department of aging, which can direct you to community organizations that help with applications. Judith Graham, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022 Analysts say the club, valued at $1.4 billion by Forbes, would be attractive to potential bidders. Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 9 Sep. 2022 All members of the school district have been advised to change their passwords to lower the potential threat posed to them. Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022 The goal of embedding behavioral health with physical is that primary care providers can screen early for any potential problems and intervene early. Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 9 Sep. 2022 Two of Arizona's top girls high school golf programs faced off this week in a potential Division I championship preview. Lucas Gordon, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2022 The potential partner, Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC), on Thursday postponed a shareholder vote to extend by a year a deadline to close its merger with Trump's company and release funds to pay its bills. CBS News, 9 Sep. 2022 The secrecy of the board's potential action against the governor has prompted some criticism from government ethics experts who say the board should be transparent. Stephen Groves, ajc, 9 Sep. 2022 Noun
The Marvel star and director Darren Aronofsky tease their new National Geographic show on Disney+, which aims to explore the potential of the human body. Devan Coggan, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2022 At least two utilities in Oregon began shutting off power Friday morning in some areas as a preventive measure to lower the potential for fresh fire outbreaks, after fire officials there warned that conditions created a high risk. Ginger Adams Otis, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 Denying it only shows a lack of appreciation for the profound long-term potential of the Longhorns, and maybe even the history of Texas, too. Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 9 Sep. 2022 Last season, Peoples-Jones flashed potential with 34 catches for 597 yards and 3 TDs, but struggled down the stretch as Baker Mayfield faltered. cleveland, 9 Sep. 2022 Mohajir worried about the possibility of backlash within the community, but there’s also a strong potential to reinforce negative generalizations about Muslim sexuality outside of the community. Emma Green, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2022 Part of that includes the potential to participate in Hendrick and Chevy’s Garage 56 project at Le Mans. Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2022 As Apple’s passkeys are based on the wider passwordless standards created by the FIDO Alliance, there’s the potential that they can be stored elsewhere, too. WIRED, 9 Sep. 2022 The potential for heavy rain Sunday could dramatically alter the game’s dynamic and put Soldier Field’s new Bermuda grass to the test. Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English potencial, from Late Latin potentialis, from potentia potentiality, from Latin, power, from potent-, potens
First Known Use
Adjective
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of potential was in the 14th century Phrases Containing potential
noun
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