possibility
n. 可能性, 可能的事 [法] 可能性, 可能发生的事, 不确定权
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教材释义与例句
可能性;可能发生的事物
if there is a possibility that something is true or that something will happen, it might be true or it might happen
There's always a possibility that he might go back to Seattle.
他也许会回到西雅图去,这种可能性一直存在。
the possibility of an enemy attack
敌人进攻的可能性
There was no possibility of changing the voting procedure.
改变投票程序是不可能的。
A peace settlement now looks like a real possibility .
达成和平协议现在看来有很大的可能性。
Tomorrow, there's a remote possibility of snow on high ground.
明天高原地区下雪的可能性甚微。
They might get married – it's not beyond the bounds of possibility .
他们也许会结婚——这并非不可能。
The study raises the possibility that dieting is bad for your health.
那项研究指出节食有可能损害健康。
释义与例句
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1.
The quality of being possible.
可能性
可数 不可数'There is little possibility of that happening' 'I'd say there's rather a strongish possibility that it won't.
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2.
A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being.
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3.
An option or choice, usually used in context with future events.
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4.
Capability, power or capacity to act.
可数 废旧 不可数
词汇关系
同义词 4
反义词 1
上位词 10
下位词 10
整体词 1
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词源
From Middle English possibilite, from Middle French possibilité (from Old French possibilite) and directly from Late Latin possibilitās (“possibility”), from Latin possibilis (“possible”); see possible. By surface analysis, possible + -ity.
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