单词 | possibility |
释义 | possibility (once / 127 pages) n If something could realistically happen, it's a possibility. So winning the lottery is a slight possibility, but becoming king of the world is not even a remote possibility. In one sense, a possibility is an option: "One possibility is that the UFO is just a shooting star." It can also mean more of a potential: "This house might look like an abandoned shack, but it's got so much possibility!" All meanings of possibility share the sense that something is able to happen, or is possible. The Latin root is possibilis, "that can be done." WORD FAMILYpossibility: possibilities+/impossibility: impossibilities/impossible: impossibility, impossibleness, impossibles, impossiblest, impossibly/possible: impossible, possibility, possiblely, possibleness, possibles, possibly/possibly: possiblys USAGE EXAMPLESWorkers in Charlotte realized there was a possibility someone was locked in the plane’s belly and contacted the Federal Aviation Administration. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) “At one time we saw a possibility of changing history,” he said. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Wrangle said they’re frequently crestfallen when the possibility of a cure fails. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) 1n capability of existing or happening or being true there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper possibleness impossibility, impossibleness incapability of existing or occurring conceivability, conceivableness the state of being conceivable achievability, attainability, attainablenessthe state of being achievable potency, potential, potentialitythe inherent capacity for coming into being chance, opportunitya possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances latencythe state of being not yet evident or active chance, prospectthe possibility of future success brass ringa rich opportunity or a prize daya period of opportunity clean slate, fresh start, tabula rasaan opportunity to start over without prejudice audience, hearingan opportunity to state your case and be heard hunting grounda place where opportunities abound occasionan opportunity to do something openingopportunity especially for employment or promotion roomopportunity for saythe chance to speak crack, shota chance to do something streeta situation offering opportunities throwa single chance or instance being, beingness, existence the state or fact of existing 2n a future prospect or potential this room has great possibilities Hyper expectation, outlook, prospect belief about (or mental picture of) the future 3n a possible alternative bankruptcy is always a possibility Syn|Hypo|Hyper opening, possible action possible something that can be done alternative, choice, option one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen 4n a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena Syn|Hypo|Hyper hypothesis, theory hypothetical a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc. gemmulethe physically discrete element that Darwin proposed as responsible for heredity framework, model, theoretical accounta hypothetical description of a complex entity or process conjecture, speculationa hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) assumption, supposal, suppositiona hypothesis that is taken for granted historicisma theory that social and cultural events are determined by history computer simulation, simulation(computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program conclusionan intuitive assumption base, basis, cornerstone, foundation, fundament, groundworkthe fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained mean suna theoretical sun that moves along the celestial equator at a constant speed and completes its annual course in the same amount of time the real sun takes at variable speeds Copernican system(astronomy) Copernicus' astronomical model in which the Earth rotates around the sun Ptolemaic system(astronomy) Ptolemy's model of the universe with the Earth at the center M-theory(particle physics) a theory that involves an eleven-dimensional universe in which the weak and strong forces and gravity are unified and to which all the string theories belong string theory(particle physics) a theory that postulates that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings given, precondition, presumptionan assumption that is taken for granted basic assumption, constatation, self-evident truthan assumption that is basic to an argument stochastic processa statistical process involving a number of random variables depending on a variable parameter (which is usually time) concept, conception, construct an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances |
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