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单词 potentially
释义

potentially

adverb

po·​ten·​tial·​ly pə-ˈten(t)-sh(ə-)lē How to pronounce potentially (audio)
: in a potential or possible state or condition
used to describe the possible results or effects of something
a potentially dangerous situation [=a situation that has the potential to be or become dangerous]a potentially useful featureBy creating a personal home page, anyone can publish material that potentially can be read by millions of people worldwide. Peter H. LewisThe phenomenon seemed significant for both the science of immunology and, potentially, for medicine. Daniel J. KevlesPotentially adding to the cost of the bail-out is the prevailing FDIC notion that some banks are simply too big to fail. L. J. DavisThe result, they say, is that children are less compelled to play outside, potentially stunting emotional and physical development and exacerbating a nationwide epidemic of childhood obesity. Sumathi Reddy

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

potentially

adverb

as in likely

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • likely
  • undoubtedly
  • certainly
  • possibly
  • clearly
  • surely
  • probably
  • definitely
  • undeniably
  • positively
  • unquestionably
  • assuredly
  • perhaps
  • definitively
  • indisputably
  • presumably
  • decisively
  • conclusively
  • conceivably
  • practically
  • maybe
  • truly
  • really
  • indubitably
  • doubtless
  • reasonably
  • plausibly
  • supposedly
  • assumably
  • perchance
  • imaginably
  • mayhap
  • presumedly
  • supposably

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • incredibly
  • improbably
  • unbelievably
  • inconceivably
  • unthinkably
  • implausibly
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