potential

latent, potential

名词 potential:

1. the inherent capacity for coming into being
   同义词：potentiality, potency
2. the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
   同义词：electric potential, potential difference, potential drop, voltage

形容词 potential:

1. existing in possibility
   同义词：possible
2. expected to become or be; in prospect
   同义词：expected, likely

1. The most perceptive of the three, she was the first to realize the potential danger of their situation.
   她在他们三人中最敏感，首先意识到他们处境的潜在危险。
2. He hasn't realized his full potential yet.
   他还没有意识到他的全部潜能。
3. Education develops potential abilities.
   教育能开发人的潜能。

po.ten.tial

adj.Abbr. pot.（形容词）缩写 pot.
Capable of being but not yet in existence; latent:
潜在的，可能的：有存在可能但还不存在的；潜伏的：
例句：
a potential problem.
潜在的问题

Having possibility, capability, or power.
有能力的：有可能性的，有能力的或有权力的
Grammar Of, relating to, or being a verbal construction with auxiliaries such asmay or can; for example, it may snow.
【语法】 表示可能性的：带有辅助词如may 或 can 的动词语法结构的；例如 it mays now
n.Abbr. pot.（名词）缩写 pot.
The inherent ability or capacity for growth, development, or coming into being.
潜力，潜能：成长、发展或形成的内在能力或才能
Something possessing the capacity for growth or development.
有潜能的事物：有生长或发展能力的事物
Grammar A potential verb form.
【语法】 动词的可能形式
Physics The work required to bring a unit electric charge, magnetic pole, or mass from an infinitely distant position to a designated point in a static electric, magnetic, or gravitational field, respectively.
【物理学】 势能：将一个单位的电荷、磁极或磁团从无限远的位置分别移入静电场、磁场或重力场中某一指定点所需做的功
Symbol V Electricity The potential energy of a unit charge at any point in an electric circuit measured with respect to a specified reference point in the circuit or to ground; voltage.
符号 V 【电学】 电势，电位：相对于电路中某一特定参照点或地面的属于电路中任何一点的单位电荷势能；电压

来源：
Middle English potencial
中古英语 potencial
from Old French potenciel
源自 古法语 potenciel
from Late Latin potenti3lis [powerful]
源自 后期拉丁语 potenti3lis [有力的]
from Latin potentia [power]
源自 拉丁语 potentia [权力]
from potôns potent- [present participle of] posse [to be able] * see potent
源自 potôns potent- [] posse的现在分词 [能够] *参见 potent

【引伸】
poten.tially
adv.（副词）