Front | potential |
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Pron | [pə'tenʃl] |
Back | 【potential】 adj.可能的,潜在的 He is a potential leader to control this large state. 他是个有潜力的领导者,能管理这个国家。 |
Vocab | potentialexisting in possibility
If you can describe something as possible but not yet actual, choose the adjective, potential. Companies try to reach potential customers through advertising. Potential, from the Latin potentia "power," sounds more complicated than it is. It describes something or someone that has the power to become something. A potential success is not yet a success but could be if circumstances are right. When a situation has the potential for disaster, it could turn bad easily. You have potential if you have a natural but undeveloped ability to do something and a building with potential will be really nice once it's fixed up. All forms of 'potential' will appear on average once every 189 pages. impotence impotency impotently potential prepotency impotent potency potent potently potentiality potentially |
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