potentiality

英 [pəˌtenʃiˈæləti]

美 [pəˌtenʃiˈæləti]

n.  潜力; 潜在的可能性

复数：potentialities　

TOEFL

BNC.16272 / COCA.22689

牛津词典

noun

• 潜力；潜在的可能性
  a power or a quality that exists and is capable of being developed
  1. We often underestimate our potentialities.
     我们常常低估自己的潜力。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 潜在性；可能性；潜力
  If something haspotentialitiesorpotentiality, it is capable of being used or developed in particular ways.
  1. The breathtaking potentialities of mechanization set the minds of manufacturers and merchants on fire...
     机械化的惊人潜力使制造厂和商人们激动不已。
  2. All of these are quite useful breeds whose potentiality has not been realised.
     所有这些都是十分有用的品种，其潜力还没有被完全发挥。

英英释义

noun

• an aptitude that may be developed
  Synonym:capabilitycapableness
• the inherent capacity for coming into being
  Synonym:potentialpotency

双语例句

• He put forward two important philosophical categories in his book "Metaphysics": potentiality and actuality.
  亚里士多德在《形而上学》中第一次提出了两个重要的哲学范畴：潜能和现实。
• The western tourism resources are in an advantageous position, and have great developing potentiality.
  西部旅游资源得天独厚，旅游业发展潜力巨大。
• There is still greater development potentiality in combination with the feasible potential of rainwater resources in Sanchuanhe River basin.
  从流域雨水资源可实现潜力来看，三川河流域的雨水资源还有较大的开发利用潜力。
• Believe in each child is own developmental potentiality.
  相信每一个儿童都有发展的潜能。
• Cultural resources have three Characteristics: potentiality, hysteresis and unity.
  文化资源的价值具有三个特性：潜在性、滞后性和整体性。
• The study indicated that PIS had extensive application potentiality on detecting spectral information of crop components in the micro-scale.
  研究表明，成像光谱仪在微观尺度上的作物组分光谱信息探测方面具有较大的应用潜力。
• Creating development space, stimulating employer's potentiality, increasing work efficiency! Valuing talents, developing talents!
  创造发展空间，激发员工潜能，提高工作效率。重视人才，发展人才。
• Performance management and appraisal is one of the most useful managerial tools for managers to make effective development and use of the potentiality of human resources.
  任何一名管理者都承担着对人力资源开发的责任，绩效管理与绩效评价正是企业和管理者对人力资源潜能进行有效开发与利用最有力的管理工具。
• All of these are quite useful breeds whose potentiality has not been realised.
  所有这些都是十分有用的品种，其潜力还没有被完全发挥。
• You are the ultimate potentiality of which the all-embracing consciousness is the manifestation and expression.
  你是令无所不容底意识得以显现和表达的终极潜能。