| 单词 | potential |
| 释义 | potential /peuh ten"sheuhl/, adj. 1. possible, as opposed to actual: the potential uses of nuclear energy. 2. capable of being or becoming: a potential danger to safety. 3. Gram. expressing possibility: the potential subjunctive in Latin; the potential use of can in I can go. 4. Archaic. potent1. n. 5. possibility; potentiality: an investment that has little growth potential. 6. a latent excellence or ability that may or may not be developed. 7. Gram. a. a potential aspect, mood, construction, case, etc. b. a form in the potential. 8. Elect. See electric potential (def. 1). 9. Math. , Physics. a type of function from which the intensity of a field may be derived, usually by differentiation. 10. someone or something that is considered a worthwhile possibility: The list of job applications has been narrowed to half a dozen potentials. [1350-1400; ME potencial ( < OF) < LL potentialis. See POTENCY, -AL1] Syn. 2. See latent. 5. capacity, potency. |
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