potentia
potentia — 名詞
1. a force or ability that already exists but has not yet fully grown, appeared, or
潛能
尚未顯現的成長或發展能力
a force or ability that already exists but has not yet fully grown, appeared, or achieved results
The art teacher saw potentia in Hiro's first class sketches.
美術老師從 Hiro 最早的課堂素描裡看見了潛能。
pattern: see potentia in + noun
Years in prison could not crush the potentia of Meera's political ideas.
多年的監禁也沒有壓垮 Meera 政治理念中的潛能。
potentia of + noun
The coach spoke about the potentia still hidden in the young runner.
教練談到那位年輕跑者身上仍隱藏著的潛能。
In the essay, Leo links potentia to a seed waiting for spring rain.
在那篇文章裡，Leo 把這種潛能比作等待春雨的種子。
The monk wrote about the potentia sleeping in every human mind.
那位僧人寫到每個人心裡沉睡著的潛能。
- potential
is the normal everyday word for future promise or possible growth
- potentiality
is a very close formal synonym and is common in philosophical writing
- capacity
is broader and often refers to practical ability that is already available
文法句型
potentia of + noun
potentia in + noun
see potentia in + noun
用法筆記
Mostly found in formal, philosophical, or historical writing rather than everyday speech. Writers use it to stress ability or force that already exists but has not yet fully appeared.