Word · Frequency #16272
potentialities
潜在性；可能性
potentialities is the plural of potentiality.
the inherent capacity for coming into being or being developed; a possibility
- 1.
The quality of being or having potential.
具有潜能的性质。
- 2.
An instance of potential: any given possibility.
潜能的事例:任何特定可能性。
- 3.
An inherent capacity for growth or development.
固有的成长或发展能力。
- 4.
An aptitude amenable to development; capability.
可发展的才能；能力。
- 5.
A possibility or capacity to be something, as opposed to an actuality describing what something actually is at present.
成为某物的可能性或能力,与描述当前实际状态的现实性相对。
- 6.
Quantum potential.
量子势。
具有潜能的性质。；潜能的事例:任何特定可能性。；固有的成长或发展能力。；可发展的才能；能力。；成为某物的可能性或能力,与描述当前实际状态的现实性相对。
In use
A good teacher helps each child discover their own potentialities.
The human brain has an enormous potentiality for learning new skills.
With hard work, you can turn your potentialities into real abilities.
have the potentiality to do sth
She has the potentiality to become a great leader.
她有成为伟大领袖的潜在性。
the potentiality of sth
We are exploring the potentiality of renewable energy.
我们正在探索可再生能源的潜力。
potentialities for sth
常用复数形式表示多种潜在可能。
Connections
Collocations
- potentiality for
- 潜在的可能性
- This technology has great potentiality for improving healthcare.这项技术在改善医疗保健方面具有巨大的潜在可能性。
- realize one's potentialities
- 实现某人的潜能
- Education helps people realize their potentialities.教育帮助人们实现自己的潜能。
- inherent potentiality
- 固有的潜能
- Every seed has an inherent potentiality to grow.每颗种子都有生长的固有潜能。
- creative potentiality
- 创造潜能
- The course encourages students to explore their creative potentialities.这门课程鼓励学生探索自己的创造潜能。
- potentiality and actuality
- 潜能与现实
- The relation between potentiality and actuality is central to metaphysics.潜能与现实之间的关系是形而上学的核心。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 potentiality 想成 potential（潜力）加上名词尾巴 -ity：种子未发芽，却已藏着长成大树的可能性，这就是“潜在性”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术论文、哲学讨论、发展心理学 potentiality 通常用于正式或学术语境，表示尚未实现的潜在可能性或能力；日常口语中较少使用，更常说 possibility 或 potential。
Grammar Note
常用复数形式 potentialities
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the stressed /ˈælɪti/ ending and rhyme with potentiality. Beware lookalikes such as 'quality' /ˈkwɒləti/ and 'ability' /əˈbɪlɪti/, which have different stress or vowel sounds.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.