potentiality

IPA/pəˌtenʃiˈæləti/
IPA/pəˌtenʃiˈæləti/

potentiality — 名詞

  • potentialitysingular
  • potentialitiesplural

1. A hidden quality or ability that a person, thing, or situation has within it, an

1.名詞C1
釋義

潛能

尚未發展的內在能力

A hidden quality or ability that a person, thing, or situation has within it, and which could develop into something real or successful if the conditions become right.

例句

The architect could see the potentiality of the empty warehouse as a beautiful studio space.

那位建築師看出那間空倉庫具有成為美麗工作室空間的潛能。

potentiality + of [noun] as [noun]

Noor's research explored the potentiality of stem cells to repair damaged heart tissue.

Noor 的研究探討了幹細胞修復受損心臟組織的潛能。

potentiality + of [noun] + to-infinitive

常見搭配
  • latent potentiality
  • unrealized potentiality
  • potentiality for growth
  • potentiality of something
  • full potentiality
  • develop one's potentiality
  • realize a potentiality
同義詞
  • potential

    Much more common and natural in everyday use; 'potentiality' is restricted to formal or technical contexts.

  • capability

    Focuses on what someone or something can already do or is equipped to do, rather than what may develop.

  • capacity

    Emphasizes the maximum possible amount or extent, often of a measurable quality like effort or emotion.

  • promise

    Implies expected future success, used almost exclusively for people; less precise than 'potentiality'.

文法句型

potentiality + for + noun/gerund

potentiality + to-infinitive

possessive + potentiality

用法筆記

More formal and abstract than the common word 'potential'. Frequent in academic, philosophical, and formal writing. Unlike 'potential', this noun can appear in a countable form, especially when referring to multiple possible future developments (e.g., 'the various potentialities of the situation').

常見錯誤

She has great potentiality as a scientist.
She has great potential as a scientist.
'Potential' is the everyday word for describing someone's promise; 'potentiality' sounds overly formal and unnatural in this context.

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常用片語

  • have the potentiality to
  • full of potentiality
  • realize the potentiality of

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