possibility

n

• ①[或作a possibility]可能;可能性
  • the possibility of error(发生)错误的可能性
  • Is there any [no] possibility of his being elected?他有[不]可能当选吗?
  • There is a strong possibility that there is life in other galaxies.在其他的银河系很可能有生物。
  • The possibility that he might be wrong hadn't crossed his mind.他没有想到过他可能错。

• ② 可能的事
  • a remote [bare] possibility万一的可能性
  • Bankruptcy is a possibility.破产是有可能的。
  • There are many possibilities.有很多可能。

• ③[通常用复数形]展望,发展的可能性,潜力
  • the commercial possibilities of the island该岛在商业上的发展性

• ④ 【口】适当的人[物]
  • Mary is a possibility as a wife for me.玛丽适合当我的太太。