possibility中文

• n.
  1.可能，可能性。
  2.〔常 pl.〕可能(發生)的事情；〔pl.〕希望。
  短語和例子
  +更多解釋...a bare possibility 萬一的事情。 be within [out of] the bounds [range]of possibility …是可能[不可能]的。 by any possibility 1. 萬一，也許〔帶條件詞〕。 2. 決不會〔帶否定詞〕。 by some possibility 或許，也許。 There is no possibility of... 沒有…的希望[可能]。

• there is a possibility that:    又包含一個由
• a bare possibility:    萬一的事情
• a slim possibility:    微小的可能性

例句與用法

1. The possibilities are practically endless .
   可能辦到事情是無止境的。
2. Let us confine ourselves to possibilities .
   我們只能做我們做得到的事。
3. I never consider the possibility of defeat .
   我從未考慮有失敗的可能性。
4. There was little possibility of compromise .
   折衷調和的可能性是很小的。
5. Its possibilities have vastly expanded .
   大大提高了它的探測能力。

英文釋義

名詞

1. a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility"
   同義詞：possible action, opening
2. a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"
   同義詞：hypothesis, theory
3. a future prospect or potential; "this room has great possibilities"
4. capability of existing or happening or being true; "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired"
   同義詞：possibleness