possibility的中文翻譯是什麼意思

possibility

US/ˌpɑːsəˈbɪləti/

UK/ˌpɒsəˈbɪləti/

n. 可能性; 機會; 潛力

possibility的柯林斯釋義

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...
我們以前完全不擔心吃糖果有可能會蛀牙。
Tax on food has become a very real possibility.
極有可能徵收食物稅。

N-COUNT（一種）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...
政府現在佔了我們的大量土地，一種可能是用其他地產來對我們作出補償。
There were several possibilities open to each manufacturer.
每個製造商都可以有幾種不同的選擇。

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.
安全部門完全有可能竊聽重要公眾人物的談話。

possibility的英文釋義

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;