possibility的中文翻译是什么意思

possibility

US/ˌpɑːsəˈbɪləti/

UK/ˌpɒsəˈbɪləti/

n. 可能性; 机会; 潜力

possibility的柯林斯释义

N-COUNT可能性；可能

If you say there is a possibility that something is the case or that something will happen, you mean that it might be the case or it might happen.

We were not in the least worried about the possibility that sweets could rot the teeth...
我们以前完全不担心吃糖果有可能会蛀牙。
Tax on food has become a very real possibility.
极有可能征收食物税。

N-COUNT（一种）可能；可能的事

A possibility is one of several different things that could be done.

The government now owns a lot of our land — one possibility would be to compensate us with other property...
政府现在占了我们的大量土地，一种可能是用其他地产来对我们作出补偿。
There were several possibilities open to each manufacturer.
每个制造商都可以有几种不同的选择。

PHRASE可能的事；能做到的事

You can say 'It is not beyond the realms of possibility' or 'It is not beyond the bounds of possibility' when you are stating something that you believe is possibly true, but which other people might consider unlikely or impossible.

It's not beyond the realms of possibility that the security services do bug important public figures.
安全部门完全有可能窃听重要公众人物的谈话。

possibility的英文释义

Noun

1. a future prospect or potential;

this room has great possibilities

2. capability of existing or happening or being true;

there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired

3. a tentative theory about 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

4. a possible alternative;