possibility

英 [,p?s?'b?l?t?] 美[,pɑs?'b?l?ti]
  • n. 可能性；可能發(fā)生的事物

英英釋意

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;
"bankruptcy is always a possibility"