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potential
时间: 2024-05-10 13:04:54
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英 [pəˈtenʃəl ]

adj.潜在的;潜在的;可能的;可能语气的,表示可能性的(如英语中的may和might);

n.潜力;潜能;潜质;可能性;可能;表示可能性的动词;动词可能式;

双语例句
  • Their potential is unrealized.

    他们没有发挥出潜力。

    《牛津词典》
  • The boy has great potential.

    这个男孩有很大的潜力。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • The house has a lot of potential.

    这所房子颇具潜力。

    《牛津词典》
  • The new drug is a potential lifesaver.

    这种新药有可能成为一种救命药。

    《牛津词典》
  • This restaurant is a potential gold mine.

    这家餐馆很可能是棵摇钱树。

    《牛津词典》
  • We send all potential clients an infopack.

    我们给所有潜在的客户都发了信息包。

    《牛津词典》
  • He has the potential to be a great player.

    他有潜力成为一位杰出的演员。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • The company has identified 60 potential customers.

    该公司已确定了60位潜在的客户。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • The meeting has the potential to be a watershed event.

    这次会议有可能成为一次分水岭事件。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • He has the potential to become a world-class musician.

    他有潜力成为世界级的音乐家。

    《牛津词典》
  • First we need to identify actual and potential problems.

    首先,我们需要弄清实际的问题和潜在的问题。

    《牛津词典》
  • The high price is a major hindrance to potential buyers.

    价格高是使潜在买主却步的主要因素。

    《牛津词典》
  • Many people have stayed behind in the potential war zone.

    许多人留在了可能交战的地带。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • There is potential for selective breeding for better yields.

    以优产为目的的精选养殖是有潜力的。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • The firm spent thousands wining and dining potential clients.

    这家公司成千上万地花费在大摆酒宴款待潜在的客户上。

    《牛津词典》
  • Script editors are all juiced up over the humorous potential.

    剧本编辑们全都因剧本潜在的幽默性而兴奋起来了。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • Many people don't use their computers to their full potential.

    很多人没有充分利用他们计算机的全部潜在功能。

    《牛津词典》
  • For the moment, a potential crisis appears to have been averted.

    至少目前,一个潜在的危机好像已被避免了。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • Many mothers see their son as a potential protector and provider.

    许多母亲将她们的儿子看作是潜在的保护人和赡养人。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • All children should be encouraged to realize their full potential.

    应当鼓励所有的儿童充分发挥他们的潜能。

    《牛津词典》
  • The city's crime rate is a serious turn-off to potential investors.

    这个城市的犯罪率使得潜在的投资者望而却步。

    《牛津词典》
  • Her boss took her under his wing after fully realizing her potential.

    她的老板充分意识到她的潜力后就把她招到自己的旗下。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • We are aware of the potential problems and have taken every precaution.

    我们意识到了潜在的问题,已经采取了一切防范措施。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • Twelve potential vaccines are currently being tested on human volunteers.

    12种潜在疫苗目前正在人体志愿者身上测试。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • Potential customers are softened up with free gifts before the sales talk.

    谈生意之前,先送给潜在的客户一些赠品,以联络感情。

    《牛津词典》
  • She had few friends, and was generally not functioning up to her potential.

    她很少有什么朋友,总体来看没有发挥她的潜能。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • Law enforcement officials had definitively identified Blanco as a potential suspect.

    执法官员明确认为布兰科是个可能的嫌疑犯。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • Once more people are wired, the potential to change the mainstream media will be huge.

    一旦更多人能上网,改变主流媒体的潜力将十分巨大。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • The point of the competition is to encourage all people to unlock their hidden potential.

    竞赛的目的是鼓励所有人发掘其隐藏的潜力。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • There is also the potential to develop telecommuting and other more flexible working practices.

    也有发展家庭远程办公及其他更灵活的工作方式的可能性。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
短语搭配
  • market potential

    [经]市场潜力;市场潜在需求量

  • potential energy

    势能

  • development potential

    发展潜力;发展前景

  • potential market

    潜在市场

  • growth potential

    增长潜力;生长势

  • full potential

    全电位;全电势

近义词
n. 潜能;可能性;电势
adj. 潜在的;可能的;势的
反义词
同义词辨析

latent, potential

这两个形容词均含\潜在的\之意。

  • latent : 指存在但看不见的现象或潜在的性质。

  • potential : 强调潜在的可能性或能力。

词根词缀
potent

adj. 强势的

potent
-ial

...的

-ial

  • commercialadj. 贸易的;商业的;商务的;获利的;营利的;用作商品的;由广告收入资助的;大量供应且纯度不高的;商品化的;以获利为主要目的的
  • perennialadj. 长期的;永久的;持久的;多年生的;反复的;一再的;定型的;不变的;常年的;终年的
  • influentialadj. 有影响的;有势力的
  • colloquialadj. 用于日常交谈的;口语的;非正式的;非文学的
  • financialadj. 财政的;金融的;有钱的;已缴费的
  • sequentialadj. 连续的;有序的;顺序的
  • crucialadj. 决定性的;关键性的;至关重要的;极好的
  • congenialadj. 志趣相投的;情投意合的;适意的;合意的;相宜的
  • aerialn. 天线;空中技巧滑雪
  • equatorialadj. 赤道的
  • superficialadj. 表面的;外表的;肤浅的;粗浅的;表面上的;表皮的;粗略的;面积的;平方的
  • credentialn. 凭据;资质;证件;国书
  • secretarialadj. 秘书的;部长的;书记的
  • tangentialadj. 正切的;沿切线方向的;偏离的;离题的;略为触及的;外围的
  • torrentialadj. 倾泻而下的;奔流的;湍急的
  • provincialadj. 省的;京都大邑以外地方的;外省的;外地的;低俗的;思想褊狭的;偏执的;乡气的
  • circumstantialadj. 间接指认罪行但不能确证的;详尽的;详细的
  • memorialn. 纪念建筑;纪念碑;纪念馆;请愿书;纪念性的;记录;用以纪念的;追悼的;年代记;外交备忘录
  • primordialadj. 最早的;原始时代存在的;原始的;基本的;根本的;原生的
  • specialadj. 特别的;独特的;专门的;特设的;可贵的;格外好的;研究深入的;特殊(教育)的;特殊(矩阵)的
  • artificialadj. 人工的;人造的;虚伪的;做作的;非自然存在的;人为的;假的;按约定而非随意的
  • beneficialadj. 效果好的;有好处的;有利的;权益的;有财产使用权的;受益的
  • millennialadj. 一千年的;千禧年的;美满的;太平盛世的
  • presidentialadj. 统辖的;总统的;董事长;首长的
  • essentialadj. 必不可少的;绝对必要的;非常重要的;自发的;原发的;特发的;基本的;本质的;精华的;精髓的
考纲分布

12年出现 7

重要程度
  • 86%

    adj/n 有可能的; 可能性

  • 14%

    n 潜力;潜能

考纲释义
  • adj/n. 有可能的; 可能性

    英文释义:

    existing in possibility; capable of development into actuality

    真题例句:

    • While a cheater might use it to control potential victims.

      而骗子可能会利用这种能力来控制潜在的受害者。

      [2021年 新高考Ⅰ卷 阅读理解]
    • That way, you will avoid potential time delays in getting to your classes.

      这样,你就可以避免上课时可能出现的时间延误。

      [2021年 天津卷 阅读理解]
  • n. 潜力;潜能

    真题例句:

    • One's potential cannot always be underrated.

      一个人的潜力不能总是被低估。

      [2021年 北京卷 阅读理解]
    • Artist Anneke Camstra is engaged in the pursuit of lifelong learning and displays her potential for teaching.

      艺术家Anneke Camstra致力于追求终身学习,并展示了她的教学潜力。

      [2021年 天津卷 阅读表达]
词根词缀
potent

adj. 强势的

potent
-ial

...的

-ial

  • commercialadj. 贸易的;商业的;商务的;获利的;营利的;用作商品的;由广告收入资助的;大量供应且纯度不高的;商品化的;以获利为主要目的的
  • perennialadj. 长期的;永久的;持久的;多年生的;反复的;一再的;定型的;不变的;常年的;终年的
  • influentialadj. 有影响的;有势力的
  • colloquialadj. 用于日常交谈的;口语的;非正式的;非文学的
  • financialadj. 财政的;金融的;有钱的;已缴费的
  • sequentialadj. 连续的;有序的;顺序的
  • crucialadj. 决定性的;关键性的;至关重要的;极好的
  • congenialadj. 志趣相投的;情投意合的;适意的;合意的;相宜的
  • aerialn. 天线;空中技巧滑雪
  • equatorialadj. 赤道的
  • superficialadj. 表面的;外表的;肤浅的;粗浅的;表面上的;表皮的;粗略的;面积的;平方的
  • credentialn. 凭据;资质;证件;国书
  • secretarialadj. 秘书的;部长的;书记的
  • tangentialadj. 正切的;沿切线方向的;偏离的;离题的;略为触及的;外围的
  • torrentialadj. 倾泻而下的;奔流的;湍急的
  • provincialadj. 省的;京都大邑以外地方的;外省的;外地的;低俗的;思想褊狭的;偏执的;乡气的
  • circumstantialadj. 间接指认罪行但不能确证的;详尽的;详细的
  • memorialn. 纪念建筑;纪念碑;纪念馆;请愿书;纪念性的;记录;用以纪念的;追悼的;年代记;外交备忘录
  • primordialadj. 最早的;原始时代存在的;原始的;基本的;根本的;原生的
  • specialadj. 特别的;独特的;专门的;特设的;可贵的;格外好的;研究深入的;特殊(教育)的;特殊(矩阵)的
  • artificialadj. 人工的;人造的;虚伪的;做作的;非自然存在的;人为的;假的;按约定而非随意的
  • beneficialadj. 效果好的;有好处的;有利的;权益的;有财产使用权的;受益的
  • millennialadj. 一千年的;千禧年的;美满的;太平盛世的
  • presidentialadj. 统辖的;总统的;董事长;首长的
  • essentialadj. 必不可少的;绝对必要的;非常重要的;自发的;原发的;特发的;基本的;本质的;精华的;精髓的
必考派生词
真题例句
  • But however long it takes, the technology has the potential to change our transportation systems and our cities, for better or for worse, depending on how the transformation is regulated.

    2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
  • College is where you meet your bridesmaids, groomsmen, neighbors, and potential bosses.

    2016年高考英语浙江卷(6月) 阅读理解 七选五 原文
  • He sensed a great potential in her despite her weaknesses.

    2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 选项
  • I had to change my attitude about their ability and potential.

    2018年高考英语天津卷 完形填空 原文
  • In 2030, a sixth of the country's potential work force could be totally uneducated.

    2017年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 原文
  • Investment in arts could produce potential positive economic results.

    2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 填空题 原文
  • Now it occurred to him that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.

    2015年高考英语广东卷 语法填空 原文
  • Schools should be lively places where individuals are encouraged to develop to their greatest potential.

    2015年高考英语江苏卷 单项填空 原文
  • The youngsters admitted planning trips around potential photo-opportunities and then messaging friends — and friends of friends — to demand \likes\ for their online posts.

    2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
  • Theory y is the view that everyone has the potential to find satisfaction in work.

    2016年高考英语上海卷 完形填空 原文
  • They are potential powers we possess: energy, skill, sound judgment, creative ideas — even physical strength greater than most of US realize.

    2015年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
  • They have potential applications in everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces.

    2015年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
  • They motivate workers, and they make an impression on people who visit and might be potential, or prospective, customers.

    2015年高考英语上海卷 选词填空 原文
  • Unesco united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization recently set April 30 as a day to raise awareness of Jazz music, its significance, and its potential as a unifying voice across cultures.

    2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
  • Youth sport has the potential to accomplish three important objectives in children's development.

    2015年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读表达 原文
考纲分布

12年出现 28

重要程度
  • 79%

    adj/n 潜在的; 有希望的; 潜力

  • 21%

    adj/n 有可能的; 可能性

考纲释义
  • adj/n. 潜在的; 有希望的; 潜力

    英文释义:

    expected to become or be; in prospect

    真题例句:

    • Most of them engage with potential donors, since projects that answered questions from interested donors fared better. And they target a small amount of money.

      他们中的大多数都与潜在捐助者进行接触,因为回答感兴趣的捐助者问题的项目进展得更好。并且他们的目标金额不多。

      [2019年 CET4 阅读理解]
    • These studies showed that their water did contain microplastics, but far less than the Orb study suggested Regardless, the World Health Organization has launched a review into the potential health risks of drinking water from plastic bottles.

      这些研究表明,他们的水里确实含有微塑料,但远远低于Orb机构测出的含量数据。但是不管怎样,世界卫生组织已经对塑料瓶饮用水的潜在健康风险展开了一项审查。

      [2019年 CET4 阅读理解]
    • The nutritional and health crises that followed the policy of structural adjustment, he says, led to many children and teenagers failing to reach their full potential in terms of height.

      他说,结构调整政策之后的营养和健康危机,导致许多儿童和青少年在身高方面未能充分发挥潜力。

      [2019年 CET4 阅读理解]
    • A new technology has the potential to change modern society in radical ways.

      一项新技术有可能以激进的方式改变现代社会。

      [2018年 CET4 阅读理解]
    • It is necessary for the companies and state agencies involved to consider the ethical consequences of these potential changes to build a better future for all.

      有关公司和国家机构有必要考虑这些潜在变化的道德后果,为所有人建设一个更美好的未来。

      [2018年 CET4 阅读理解]
  • adj/n. 有可能的; 可能性

    英文释义:

    existing in possibility; capable of development into actuality

    真题例句:

    • Even if people are able to economically support a retirement at 65, over thirty years of potential inactivity is harmful to cognitive (认知的) and emotional vitality. Many people may simply not want to do it.

      即使人们有经济能力负担的起65岁之后的退休生活,接下来30多年不工作也会损害他们的认知和情感活力。许多人可能根本不愿如此。

      [2019年 CET4 阅读理解]
    • The potential for safer cars means accident statistics would drop: some 94% of road accidents in the U.S. involve human error.

      汽车更安全的可能意味着事故的统计数字将下降:在美国,约94%的道路事故涉及人为错误。

      [2018年 CET4 阅读理解]
词根词缀
potent

adj. 强势的

potent
-ial

...的

-ial

  • commercialadj. 贸易的;商业的;商务的;获利的;营利的;用作商品的;由广告收入资助的;大量供应且纯度不高的;商品化的;以获利为主要目的的
  • perennialadj. 长期的;永久的;持久的;多年生的;反复的;一再的;定型的;不变的;常年的;终年的
  • influentialadj. 有影响的;有势力的
  • colloquialadj. 用于日常交谈的;口语的;非正式的;非文学的
  • financialadj. 财政的;金融的;有钱的;已缴费的
  • sequentialadj. 连续的;有序的;顺序的
  • crucialadj. 决定性的;关键性的;至关重要的;极好的
  • congenialadj. 志趣相投的;情投意合的;适意的;合意的;相宜的
  • aerialn. 天线;空中技巧滑雪
  • equatorialadj. 赤道的
  • superficialadj. 表面的;外表的;肤浅的;粗浅的;表面上的;表皮的;粗略的;面积的;平方的
  • credentialn. 凭据;资质;证件;国书
  • secretarialadj. 秘书的;部长的;书记的
  • tangentialadj. 正切的;沿切线方向的;偏离的;离题的;略为触及的;外围的
  • torrentialadj. 倾泻而下的;奔流的;湍急的
  • provincialadj. 省的;京都大邑以外地方的;外省的;外地的;低俗的;思想褊狭的;偏执的;乡气的
  • circumstantialadj. 间接指认罪行但不能确证的;详尽的;详细的
  • memorialn. 纪念建筑;纪念碑;纪念馆;请愿书;纪念性的;记录;用以纪念的;追悼的;年代记;外交备忘录
  • primordialadj. 最早的;原始时代存在的;原始的;基本的;根本的;原生的
  • specialadj. 特别的;独特的;专门的;特设的;可贵的;格外好的;研究深入的;特殊(教育)的;特殊(矩阵)的
  • artificialadj. 人工的;人造的;虚伪的;做作的;非自然存在的;人为的;假的;按约定而非随意的
  • beneficialadj. 效果好的;有好处的;有利的;权益的;有财产使用权的;受益的
  • millennialadj. 一千年的;千禧年的;美满的;太平盛世的
  • presidentialadj. 统辖的;总统的;董事长;首长的
  • essentialadj. 必不可少的;绝对必要的;非常重要的;自发的;原发的;特发的;基本的;本质的;精华的;精髓的
必考短语
必考派生词
真题例句
  • While excessive optimism can promote bad investment patterns, resulting in a real-estate bubble, the report's writers downplay that potential outcome in that it has not yet occurred.

    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • What could have been considered the beginning of a descent is now a potential turning point—the turning point you are most equipped to take full advantage of.

    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • Some scholars think teamwork may not always be reliable, despite its potential to work wonders.

    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • As she explored new interests and developed new potentials, Leah felt powerful internally.

    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • But that potential pales beside the never-ending demand for crop-based fuels.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • As incomes rise among low-income consumers, the potential for further grain consumption is huge.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • So it isn't surprising that you'll find plenty of strong opinions about the potential vulnerabilities of popular home-security systems.

    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • Security devices are required to list the frequencies they broadcast on—that means that a potential thief can find what they need to know with minimal Googling.

    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • It aims to bring employees' potential and creativity into full play.

    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • Seize opportunities to tap their potential.

    出自-2014年6月阅读原文
  • That is a sign of its immense potential.

    出自-2013年12月阅读原文
  • We judge a potential partner according to our specific cultural expectations about what romantic love should feel like.

    出自-2013年6月阅读原文
  • They're willing to do the hard work of identifying their valuable skills; be creative about where and how to look; learn how to present themselves to potential employers; and keep going, even after repeated rejections.

    出自-2012年12月阅读原文
  • So someone leaving university who already has the skills needed to work in an industrial lab has far more potential in the job market than someone who has spent all their time on a narrow research project.

    出自-2010年12月阅读原文
  • Develop its students' potential in research

    出自-2010年12月阅读原文
  • If you tell your dim friend that he has the potential of an Einstein, you're just underlining his faults.

    出自-2010年6月阅读原文
  • And despite what you may believe about the limits of your own creative imaginations, we all have the potential to imagine the world in an absolutely new way.

    出自-2012年6月听力原文
  • Social workers and experts on aging offer caregivers and potential caregivers help when arranging for the care of an elderly relative.

    出自-2011年6月听力原文
  • To fully realize their potential.

    出自-2010年12月听力原文
  • A new technology has the potential to change modern society in radical ways.

    2018年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
  • But even if people are able to economically support a retirement at 65, over thirty years of potential inactivity is harmful to cognitive (认知的) and emotional vitality.

    2019年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
  • But she says the results still suggest women in geoscience are at a potential disadvantage from the very beginning of their careers starting with those less than outstanding letters of recommendation.

    2017年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
  • It is necessary for the companies and state agencies involved to consider the ethical consequences of these potential changes to build a better future for all.

    2018年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
  • Most of them engage with potential donors, since projects that answered questions from interested donors fared better.

    2019年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
  • Regardless, the World Health Organisation has launched a review into the potential health risks of drinking water from plastic bottles.

    2019年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section A
  • The nutritional and health crises that followed the policy of structural adjustment, he says, led to many children and teenagers failing to reach their full potential in terms of height.

    2019年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
  • While excessive optimism can promote bad investment patterns, resulting in a real-estate bubble, the report's writers downplay that potential outcome in that it has not yet occurred.

    2017年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
考纲分布

12年出现 66

重要程度
  • 83%

    adj/n 潜在的; 有希望的; 潜力

  • 17%

    adj/n 有可能的; 可能性

考纲释义
  • adj/n. 潜在的; 有希望的; 潜力

    英文释义:

    expected to become or be; in prospect

    真题例句:

    • They argued that her causal-sounding claims rested on correlational data, and that she had not adequately accounted for other potential causal factors.

      他们认为,她的因果关系主张基于相关数据,并且她没有充分说明其他潜在的因果关系的原因。

      [2019年 CET6 阅读理解]
    • That institute examined a wider range of potential problems for humanity, while the LCFI has a narrow focus.

      该研究所研究了范围更广的人类潜在问题,而LCFI关注的范围很窄。

      [2019年 CET6 阅读理解]
    • The potential benefits of creating intelligence are huge. We cannot predict what we might achieve when our own minds are amplified by AI.

      创造智能的潜在好处是巨大的。我们无法预测当人工智能扩大了我们的思维时我们将会实现什么。

      [2019年 CET6 阅读理解]
  • adj/n. 有可能的; 可能性

    英文释义:

    existing in possibility; capable of development into actuality

    真题例句:

    • Researchers will identify how different experiences, behaviors and environments relate to each other, with the potential to improve people's productivity and wellbeing.

      研究人员将确定不同的经历、行为和环境如何相互联系,从而有可能提高人们的生产力和福祉。

      [2018年 CET6 阅读理解]
词根词缀
potent

adj. 强势的

potent
-ial

...的

-ial

  • commercialadj. 贸易的;商业的;商务的;获利的;营利的;用作商品的;由广告收入资助的;大量供应且纯度不高的;商品化的;以获利为主要目的的
  • perennialadj. 长期的;永久的;持久的;多年生的;反复的;一再的;定型的;不变的;常年的;终年的
  • influentialadj. 有影响的;有势力的
  • colloquialadj. 用于日常交谈的;口语的;非正式的;非文学的
  • financialadj. 财政的;金融的;有钱的;已缴费的
  • sequentialadj. 连续的;有序的;顺序的
  • crucialadj. 决定性的;关键性的;至关重要的;极好的
  • congenialadj. 志趣相投的;情投意合的;适意的;合意的;相宜的
  • aerialn. 天线;空中技巧滑雪
  • equatorialadj. 赤道的
  • superficialadj. 表面的;外表的;肤浅的;粗浅的;表面上的;表皮的;粗略的;面积的;平方的
  • credentialn. 凭据;资质;证件;国书
  • secretarialadj. 秘书的;部长的;书记的
  • tangentialadj. 正切的;沿切线方向的;偏离的;离题的;略为触及的;外围的
  • torrentialadj. 倾泻而下的;奔流的;湍急的
  • provincialadj. 省的;京都大邑以外地方的;外省的;外地的;低俗的;思想褊狭的;偏执的;乡气的
  • circumstantialadj. 间接指认罪行但不能确证的;详尽的;详细的
  • memorialn. 纪念建筑;纪念碑;纪念馆;请愿书;纪念性的;记录;用以纪念的;追悼的;年代记;外交备忘录
  • primordialadj. 最早的;原始时代存在的;原始的;基本的;根本的;原生的
  • specialadj. 特别的;独特的;专门的;特设的;可贵的;格外好的;研究深入的;特殊(教育)的;特殊(矩阵)的
  • artificialadj. 人工的;人造的;虚伪的;做作的;非自然存在的;人为的;假的;按约定而非随意的
  • beneficialadj. 效果好的;有好处的;有利的;权益的;有财产使用权的;受益的
  • millennialadj. 一千年的;千禧年的;美满的;太平盛世的
  • presidentialadj. 统辖的;总统的;董事长;首长的
  • essentialadj. 必不可少的;绝对必要的;非常重要的;自发的;原发的;特发的;基本的;本质的;精华的;精髓的
必考短语
必考派生词
真题例句
  • Unless renewables become cheap enough that substantial carbon deposits are left underground for a very long time, if not forever, the planet will likely be exposed to potentially catastrophic climate risks.

    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • The recent discovery of the giant Zohr gas field off the Egyptian coast will eventually have impact on pricing in the Mediterranean region and Europe, and there is significant development potential in many other places, notably Argentina.

    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • The potential harm to the ecosystem.

    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • Nations from around the world have gathered in Paris for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21, with the goal of a universal and potentially legally-binding agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • It poses a potential threat to the retail business in the U.S.

    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • Even major fossil fuel exporting countries have great potential to develop renewable energies.

    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • Even Africa and the Middle East, home to economies that are heavily dependent on fossil fuel exports, have enormous potential to develop renewables.

    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • Action to restore appropriate price incentives, notably through corrective carbon pricing, is urgently needed to lower the risk of irreversible and potentially devastating effects of climate change.

    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • However, today is a new era in which taking antibiotics can cause some very dangerous and potentially life threatening situations.

    出自-2017年6月听力原文
  • There is a large potential for wastewater agriculture to both help and hurt great numbers of urban consumers, said Liqa Raschid-Sally, who led the study.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • We have to understand and think about the implications, and balance these great innovations with the potential downsides they naturally carry with them.

    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • They are unaware of the potential risks they are confronting.

    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • Some scientists are examining the potential for harvesting icebergs form Antarctica, which is estimated to have the biggest reserves of fresh water on the planet.

    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • Scholars warn that Antarctica's political drift could blur the distinction between military and civilian activities long before the continent's treaties come up for renegotiation, especially in parts of Antarctica that are ideal for intercepting ( ' , 拦截) signals from satellites or retasking satellite systems, potentially enhancing global electronic intelligence operations.

    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • Some doctors see a potential conflict in trying to be both providers of patient care and financial overseers.

    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • True, not all U.S.students can match theperformance of their foreign counterparts, but the American institutions do offer students from rich and poor families alike the chance to realize their full potential.

    出自-2015年12月听力原文
  • The conception that everyone has a right to an education appropriate to his potential is a highly democratic and compassionate standard, says Marven Breselor, a professor at Princeton University.

    出自-2015年12月听力原文
  • Team management calls for new skills if personnel potential is tobe fully realized.

    出自-2015年12月听力原文
  • If a team manager exemplifies such qualities, then the team as a whole would be better able to realize their potential and achieve their objectives.

    出自-2015年12月听力原文
  • Investors will invest in a bond considered risky only if the potential return is high enough.

    出自-2014年6月阅读原文
  • When Boston College, a private research university, wanted a better feel for its potential donors, it asked the psychologist Robert Kenny to investigate the mindset of the super-rich.

    出自-2013年12月阅读原文
  • When we liberate the economic potential of women, we elevate the economic performance of communities, nations, and the world,\ she said

    出自-2013年12月阅读原文
  • By harnessing the economic potential of all women, we boost opportunity for all people.

    出自-2013年12月阅读原文
  • Tap women's economic potential

    出自-2013年12月阅读原文
  • But in the course of trying to do so, they generated a lot of ideas about the nature of the problems and about what potential solutions would look like.

    出自-2013年12月阅读原文
  • The potential to provide 60-100% more food by simply eliminating losses, while simultaneously freeing up land, energy and water resources for other uses, is an opportunity that should not be ignored

    出自-2013年12月阅读原文
  • We see the potential for capture and storage to play an integral role in reducing emissions,\ says Kim Corley, Shell's senior advisor of CO2 and environmental affairs.

    出自-2012年6月阅读原文
  • His untiring effort to fulfill his potential.

    出自-2010年12月阅读原文
  • Obama's success is sound proof of black's potential

    出自-2010年6月阅读原文
  • I thought he was very good, had a lot of potential.

    出自-2013年12月听力原文
  • \There is a large potential for waste water agriculture to both help and hurt great numbers of urban consumers,\ said liqa Raschid-Sally, who led the study.

    2016年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
  • As a recent report from the National Academy of Sciences highlights, these satellites hold tremendous potential for making satellite-based science more accessible than ever before.

    2019年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
  • As more data are collected and methods for analysis improve, researchers will be in a better position to identify how different experiences, behaviors and environments relate to each other and evolve over time, with the potential to improve people's produ

    2018年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
  • But the new work does go further than previous research and suggests that screen time should still be considered a potential barrier to young people's flourishing.

    2019年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
  • But there's a danger they're ill-equipped to think through potential unintended consequences.

    2019年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
  • But today, on the 10th anniversary of the iPhone, let's take a moment to consider a less obvious advantage: the potential for smartphone technology to revolutionize behavioral science.

    2018年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
  • During the trials, the robot algorithms (算法) and mechanics will be fine-tuned to make it better suited to ailing livestock and ensure it safely navigates around potential hazards including trees, mud, swamps, and hills.

    2018年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
  • Even Africa and the middle East, home to economies that are heavily dependent on fossil fuel exports, have enormous potential to develop renewables.

    2017年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
  • I could see there was a lot of talent there and some great potential, particularly in their product development.

    2016年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section A
  • It is also critical for socially charged neuroscience issues such as the genetic basis for a particular behavior, the therapeutic potential of stem cell therapy for neurodegenerative diseases, or the use of animal models, areas where the public understand

    2018年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
  • Journalist Sarah Scoles reports that NASA currently tracks about 24,000 objects in space, and in 2016 the air Force had to issue 3,995,874 warnings to satellite owners alerting them to a potential nearby threat from another satellite or bit of debris.

    2019年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
  • Select projects where there's potential for mutual benefit.

    2019年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C
  • Some fear that the potential impact of sharing is too high, especially at the early stages of a career.

    2017年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
  • Team management calls for new skills if personnel potential is to be fully realized.

    2015年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section B
  • That institute examined a wider range of potential problems for humanity, while the LCFI has a narrow focus.

    2019年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
  • The academic community is not alone in warning about the potential dangers of AI as well as the potential benefits.

    2019年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
  • The greatest concern the authors raise is space debris一pieces of \junk\ that orbit the earth, with the potential to cause serious damage if they collide with operational units, including the ISS.

    2019年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
  • The potential benefits of creating intelligence are huge, he said.

    2019年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
  • The researchers explained that the study demonstrated when we are in a novel environment the brain partly remains alert so that humans can defend themselves against any potential danger.

    2017年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A
  • They argued that her causal-sounding claims rested on correlational data, and that she had not adequately accounted for other potential causal factors.

    2019年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
  • They found that students with more potential earned more as adults, and the reverse held true as well, no matter where they went to school.

    2018年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
  • This time around, Twenge and her team make a point of saying that they are not trying to establish causes as such, but that they are assessing the plausibility of potential causes.

    2019年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
  • While we didn't want to create any unnecessary panic, we did find some concerns that were troublesome, and we thought that parents or at least physicians should be aware of those potential risks.

    2018年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
考纲分布

18年出现 27

重要程度
  • 48%

    adj 潜在的; 可能的

  • 30%

    n 潜力; 潜能; 可能性

  • 22%

    n [物理]电势; 电位; 电压

考纲释义
  • adj. 潜在的; 可能的

    英文释义:

    having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future

    真题例句:

    • Eliminate their potential competitors.

      淘汰他们潜在的竞争对手。

      [2021年 英语二 阅读理解A]
    • Forests may become a potential threat.

      森林可能成为潜在的威胁。

      [2019年 英语二 阅读理解A]
    • Newly published discovery claims and credible discoveries will always be open to challenge and potential modification or refutation by future researchers.

      新发表的声明和可信的发现将总是受到未来研究人员的挑战或可能的修改或反驳。

      [2012年 英语一 阅读理解A]
  • n. 潜力; 潜能; 可能性

    英文释义:

    latent qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success or usefulness

    真题例句:

    • The potential of this work applied to healthcare is very great.

      这项工作应用于医疗保健的潜力非常大。

      [2018年 英语一 阅读理解A]
    • Many jobs are boring, degrading, unhealthy, and a waste of human potential.

      很多工作都很无聊,很丢脸,不健康,并且浪费人的潜能。

      [2017年 英语二 完型填空]
    • Similar to newly staked mining claims, they are full of potential.

      这与新近开发的采矿资源比较类似,它们充满了潜力。

      [2012年 英语一 阅读理解A]
  • n. [物理]电势; 电位; 电压

    英文释义:

    the difference in voltage between two points in an electric field or circuit

词根词缀
potent

adj. 强势的

potent
-ial

...的

-ial

  • commercialadj. 贸易的;商业的;商务的;获利的;营利的;用作商品的;由广告收入资助的;大量供应且纯度不高的;商品化的;以获利为主要目的的
  • perennialadj. 长期的;永久的;持久的;多年生的;反复的;一再的;定型的;不变的;常年的;终年的
  • influentialadj. 有影响的;有势力的
  • colloquialadj. 用于日常交谈的;口语的;非正式的;非文学的
  • financialadj. 财政的;金融的;有钱的;已缴费的
  • sequentialadj. 连续的;有序的;顺序的
  • crucialadj. 决定性的;关键性的;至关重要的;极好的
  • congenialadj. 志趣相投的;情投意合的;适意的;合意的;相宜的
  • aerialn. 天线;空中技巧滑雪
  • equatorialadj. 赤道的
  • superficialadj. 表面的;外表的;肤浅的;粗浅的;表面上的;表皮的;粗略的;面积的;平方的
  • credentialn. 凭据;资质;证件;国书
  • secretarialadj. 秘书的;部长的;书记的
  • tangentialadj. 正切的;沿切线方向的;偏离的;离题的;略为触及的;外围的
  • torrentialadj. 倾泻而下的;奔流的;湍急的
  • provincialadj. 省的;京都大邑以外地方的;外省的;外地的;低俗的;思想褊狭的;偏执的;乡气的
  • circumstantialadj. 间接指认罪行但不能确证的;详尽的;详细的
  • memorialn. 纪念建筑;纪念碑;纪念馆;请愿书;纪念性的;记录;用以纪念的;追悼的;年代记;外交备忘录
  • primordialadj. 最早的;原始时代存在的;原始的;基本的;根本的;原生的
  • specialadj. 特别的;独特的;专门的;特设的;可贵的;格外好的;研究深入的;特殊(教育)的;特殊(矩阵)的
  • artificialadj. 人工的;人造的;虚伪的;做作的;非自然存在的;人为的;假的;按约定而非随意的
  • beneficialadj. 效果好的;有好处的;有利的;权益的;有财产使用权的;受益的
  • millennialadj. 一千年的;千禧年的;美满的;太平盛世的
  • presidentialadj. 统辖的;总统的;董事长;首长的
  • essentialadj. 必不可少的;绝对必要的;非常重要的;自发的;原发的;特发的;基本的;本质的;精华的;精髓的
必考派生词
单词辨析
  • potential能明显发现的积极因素,一般用于褒义。

  • implicit指未用语言或行动表达,但可以通过某种迹象推断出来的事物。

  • latent表示以前是明显的,现在由于意外或思想活动而隐藏,含有存在的不活跃或不明显的意思。

真题例句
  • When the competitive environment pushed our ancestors to achieve that potential, they could in turn afford more education.

    出自-2009年考研阅读原文
  • As education improved, humanity's productivity potential increased as well.

    出自-2009年考研阅读原文
  • All tests require a potential candidate with whom to compare DNA.

    出自-2009年考研阅读原文
  • The functioning of the market is based on flexible trends dominated by potential buyers.

    出自-2010年考研阅读原文
  • com, which allow users to combine pictures, words and other media in creative ways and then share them, have the potential to add stickiness by amusing, entertaining and enlightening others.

    出自-2012年考研阅读原文
  • Similar to newly staked mining claims, they are full of potential.

    出自-2012年考研阅读原文
  • Not surprisingly, newly published discovery claims and credible discoveries that appear to be important and convincing will always be open to challenge and potential modification or refutation by future researchers.

    出自-2012年考研阅读原文
  • The potential evolution of today's technology, and its social consequences, is dazzlingly complicated, and it's perhaps best left to science fiction writers and futurologists to explore the many possibilities we can envisage.

    出自-2013年考研阅读原文
  • The potential of this work applied to healthcare is very great, but it could also lead to further concentration of power in the tech giants.

    出自-2018年考研阅读原文
  • \Many jobs are boring, degrading, unhealthy, and a waste of human potential,\ says John Danaher, a lecturer at the National University of Ireland in Galway.

    2017年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ
  • As education improved, humanity's productivity potential increased as well.

    2009年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
  • Asking them questions about what they like about the backyard of a potential home will make them feel like they're being included in the decision-making process, Bailey said.

    2019年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
  • But the article is actually quite optimistic, as it outlines a potential solution to this problem, suggesting that an approach can close 63 percent of the achievement gap between first-generation and other students.

    2015年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
  • similar to newly staked mining claims, they are full of potential.

    2012年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
  • Stephenson suggested potential restrictions could include banning TV advertisements for foods high in fat, salt or sugar before 9 pm and limiting them on billboards or in cinemas.

    2011年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
  • The potential of this work applied to healthcare is very great, but it could also lead to further concentration of power in the tech giant.

    2018年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
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