音标:[pә'tenʃәl] ; 柯林斯词典等级:4 级; 牛津三千核心词汇;
n. 潜在性, 可能性, 潜力, 潜能, 势, 位
a. 有潜力的, 可能的, 潜在的
n. the inherent capacity for coming into being
a. existing in possibility
词型变化:名词复数形式 : potentials
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词性分布:
形容词64%
名词36%

potential的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. These potential effects must be studied carefully.这些潜在的影响必须仔细地加以研究。
  2. Aha! Now that 's something that has potential .啊! 现在这好像是很有可能的。
用作名词(n.)
  1. She has acting potential, but she needs training.她有表演潜力,但需要训练。
  2. He hasn't realized his full potential yet.他还没有意识到他的全部潜能。
用作名词(n.)
  1. We can only measure the difference between the potentials of two half cells when they are linked to form an electrochemical cell.当两个半电池连接形成一个化学电池时,我们仅能测定两个半电池之间电位的差值。
  2. An electric potential exists between the surface of the particle and the bulk of the solution.微粒表面和整体溶液之间存在电势。

常见句型

用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语~+ n.
  1. The new tax law has scared away potential investors.新的税法吓跑了可能的投资者。
  2. It's important to draw out a child's potential capacities.发掘孩子的潜在能力是很重要的。
用作名词(n.)
  1. This new invention has an enormous sales potential.这项新发明有巨大的销售潜力。
  2. She has great musical potential.她很有音乐家的潜质。
  3. She recognized the potential for error in the method being used.她意识到在所采用的方法中可能出错。

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词
  • potential demand潜在的需求
  • potential resources潜在的资源
  • potential sales可能的销售量
  • potential wealth潜在的财富
用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
  • develop one's potential发挥潜力
  • have potential有潜力
  • realize sb's potential认识某人的潜力
  • tap the potential挖掘潜力
形容词+~
  • considerable〔great, immense〕 potential相当大〔巨大〕的潜力
  • electric potential电位〔势〕
  • industrial〔military〕 potential工业〔军事〕潜力
~+名词
  • potential difference位差,势差
  • potential energy位能,势能
~+介词
  • potential for在…方面的潜力

经典引文

  • Those with potential gifts..whose talents have remained unrealized for lack of recognition.

    出自:A. Storr
  • How mysterious a baby is, its personality still largely potential.

    出自:J. Klein

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