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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。
潜在性；可能性
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
潜在性；可能性
the inherent capacity for coming into being or being developed; a possibility
She has the potentiality to become a great leader.
她有成为伟大领袖的潜在性。
具有潜能的性质。
The quality of being or having potential.
潜能的事例:任何特定可能性。
An instance of potential: any given possibility.
固有的成长或发展能力。
An inherent capacity for growth or development.
可发展的才能；能力。
An aptitude amenable to development; capability.
A good teacher helps each child discover their own potentialities.
好老师帮助每个孩子发现自己的潜能。
The human brain has an enormous potentiality for learning new skills.
人脑具有学习新技能的巨大潜能。
With hard work, you can turn your potentialities into real abilities.
通过努力，你可以把潜能转化为真正的能力。
She has the potentiality to become a great leader.
她有成为伟大领袖的潜在性。
We are exploring the potentiality of renewable energy.
我们正在探索可再生能源的潜力。
常用复数形式表示多种潜在可能。
The new technology has potentialities for medical applications.
这项新技术在医疗应用上有各种可能性。
Education helps children develop their potentialities.
教育帮助儿童发展他们的潜能。
Not this
He has many potentials.
Use this
He has many potentialities.
将 potential 误用为可数名词表示“多种潜力”，但 potential 作名词时通常不可数。应用 potentialities（复数形式）表示多种潜在能力。
Not this
This is a potentiality problem.
Use this
This is a potential problem.
potentiality 是名词，不能作形容词修饰名词；应用形容词 potential 表示“潜在的”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
发展某人的潜能
The program helps staff develop their potentialities.
该计划帮助员工发展自己的潜能。
现实性先于潜在性。
From Aristotle's Metaphysics (Book Theta), this line asserts that actual existence is fundamentally prior to mere possibility, a core idea in Aristotelian metaphysics.
出自亚里士多德《形而上学》（Θ卷），这句话断言实际存在在根本上优先于单纯的可能性，是亚里士多德形而上学的核心思想。
Use potentiality naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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”。
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。
常用复数形式 potentialities
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