potential的详尽释义是：adj.(形容词)潜在的可能的位的势的【物】势的电压的表示可能性的【语法】可能语气的有潜势的【物】位的有力的最有希望的隐匿的埋藏着有潜力的有可能性的可能（语气）的。potential的词语用法是potential 以前有指“有效的，强效的”的意思，但是现在不常用。The Labour Party . . . was exercising most potential influence on some social problems。potential的读音是英[p?'ten?l]；美[p?'ten?l]。
一、详尽释义点此查看potential的详细内容
二、双解释义
三、词典解释
1.潜在的；可能的
You usepotential to say that someone or something is capable of developing into the particular kind of person or thing mentioned.
e.g. The firm has identified 60potential customers at home and abroad...
该公司已在国内外找到60个潜在客户。
e.g. ...potential party members...
有可能发展成党员的人
2.潜力；潜质
If you say that someone or something haspotential, you mean that they have the necessary abilities or qualities to become successful or useful in the future.
e.g. The boy has greatpotential...
这个男孩非常有潜质。
e.g. The school strives to treat pupils as individuals and to help each one to achieve their fullpotential...
学校力求对每一个学生因材施教，帮助他们充分发挥其潜力。
3.可能性；潜在性
If you say that someone or something haspotential for doing a particular thing, you mean that it is possible they may do it. If there isthe potential for something, it may happen.
e.g. John seemed as horrified as I about hispotential for violence...
约翰似乎和我一样害怕他自己会使用暴力。
e.g. The meeting has thepotential to be a watershed event...
这次会议有可能成为具有转折性的事件。
四、例句
These potential effects must be studied carefully.
这些潜在的影响必须仔细地加以研究。
Aha! Now that 's something that has potential .
啊！ 现在这好像是很有可能的。
She has acting potential, but she needs training.
她有表演潜力，但需要训练。
He hasn't realized his full potential yet.
他还没有意识到他的全部潜能。
We can only measure the difference between the potentials of two half cells when they are linked to form an electrochemical cell.
当两个半电池连接形成一个化学电池时,我们仅能测定两个半电池之间电位的差值。
An electric potential exists between the surface of the particle and the bulk of the solution.
微粒表面和整体溶液之间存在电势。
五、常见句型
六、经典引文
Those with potential gifts..whose talents have remained unrealized for lack of recognition.
出自：A. StorrHow mysterious a baby is, its personality still largely potential.
出自：J. Klein七、词义辨析
potential的相关近义词
concealed、future、hidden、latent、ability、capability、possibility
potential的相关反义词
potential的相关临近词
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