英语词汇“possibility”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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 FAMILY

possibility: possibilities+/impossibility: impossibilities/impossible: impossibility, impossibleness, impossibles, impossiblest, impossibly/possible: impossible, possibility, possiblely, possibleness, possibles, possibly/possibly: possiblys

USAGE EXAMPLES

Workers 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

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possibleness

impossibility, impossibleness

incapability of existing or occurring

conceivability, conceivableness

the state of being conceivable

achievability, attainability, attainableness

the state of being achievable

potency, potential, potentiality

the inherent capacity for coming into being

chance, opportunity

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

latency

the state of being not yet evident or active

chance, prospect

the possibility of future success

brass ring

a rich opportunity or a prize

day

a period of opportunity

clean slate, fresh start, tabula rasa

an opportunity to start over without prejudice

audience, hearing

an opportunity to state your case and be heard

hunting ground

a place where opportunities abound

occasion

an opportunity to do something

opening

opportunity especially for employment or promotion

room

opportunity for

say

the chance to speak

crack, shot

a chance to do something

street

a situation offering opportunities

throw

a 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.

gemmule

the physically discrete element that Darwin proposed as responsible for heredity

framework, model, theoretical account

a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

conjecture, speculation

a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)

assumption, supposal, supposition

a hypothesis that is taken for granted

historicism

a 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

conclusion

an intuitive assumption

base, basis, cornerstone, foundation, fundament, groundwork

the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

mean sun

a 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, presumption

an assumption that is taken for granted

basic assumption, constatation, self-evident truth

an assumption that is basic to an argument

stochastic process

a 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

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 FAMILY possibility: possibilities+/impossibility: impossibilities/impossible: impossibility, impossibleness, impossibles, impossiblest, impossibly/possible: impossible, possibility, possiblely, possibleness, possibles, possibly/possibly: possiblys USAGE EXAMPLES Workers 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, attainableness the state of being achievable potency, potential, potentiality the inherent capacity for coming into being chance, opportunity a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances latency the state of being not yet evident or active chance, prospect the possibility of future success brass ring a rich opportunity or a prize day a period of opportunity clean slate, fresh start, tabula rasa an opportunity to start over without prejudice audience, hearing an opportunity to state your case and be heard hunting ground a place where opportunities abound occasion an opportunity to do something opening opportunity especially for employment or promotion room opportunity for say the chance to speak crack, shot a chance to do something street a situation offering opportunities throw a 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. gemmule the physically discrete element that Darwin proposed as responsible for heredity framework, model, theoretical account a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process conjecture, speculation a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) assumption, supposal, supposition a hypothesis that is taken for granted historicism a 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 conclusion an intuitive assumption base, basis, cornerstone, foundation, fundament, groundwork the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained mean sun a 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, presumption an assumption that is taken for granted basic assumption, constatation, self-evident truth an assumption that is basic to an argument stochastic process a 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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