n.(名词)

1. 可能（性）
2. 可能的事，可能的情况
3. 可能获胜的人，可能被选中的人
4. 发展前途，潜在价值
5. 合适的人（或事物）
6. 最大的权力（或能力）

n.(名词)

1. [U]可能性 state of being possible; likelihood
2. [C]可能的事 event that may happen; prospect
3. [P]可以利用和改善的余地; 潜力 capability of being used or improved; potential

Noun:

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 insight into 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"
   

1.可能性；可能
If you say there is apossibility that something is the case orthat something will happen, you mean that it might be the case or it might happen.

e.g. We were not in the least worried about thepossibility that sweets could rot the teeth...
我们以前完全不担心吃糖果有可能会蛀牙。
e.g. Tax on food has become a very realpossibility.
极有可能征收食物税。

2.（一种）可能；可能的事
Apossibility is one of several different things that could be done.

possibility是什么意思

e.g. The government now owns a lot of our land — onepossibility would be to compensate us with other property...
政府现在占了我们的大量土地，一种可能是用其他地产来对我们作出补偿。
e.g. There were several possibilities open to each manufacturer.
每个制造商都可以有几种不同的选择。

3.可能的事；能做到的事
You can say 'It is not beyond the realms of possibility' or 'It is not beyond the bounds of possibility' when you are stating something that you believe is possibly true, but which other people might consider unlikely or impossible.

e.g. It's not beyond the realms ofpossibility that the security services do bug important public figures.
安全部门完全有可能窃听重要公众人物的谈话。

Note that you do not usepossibility in sentences like 'I had the possibility to do it'. The words you need areopportunity orchance.Opportunity is more formal.Later Donald had the opportunity of driving the car… The people of Northern Ireland would have the chance to shape their own future.
注意不要说：I had the possibility to do it，而要用opportunity或chance。opportunity一词比较正式，例如：Later Donald had the opportunity of driving the car（后来，唐纳德有机会开这辆车了），The people of Northern Ireland would have the chance to shape their own future（北爱尔兰人民会有机会决定自己的未来的）。

1. 的可能：因为微软公司在操作系统市场上存在垄断力,其商业行为方式是反竞争的;撤消企图垄断违法,因为认定的垄断浏览器市场是不正确的,对于浏览器竞争者的进入阻碍也是推测性的,而非现实的可能(possibility发回重审搭售行为,

2. 概率：不确定性可以被认为是一个或几个事件(结果)发生的概率(possibility)分布. 因此,每一个事件的发生都应该对应着一定的概率. 为了研究风险,对未来结果及其发生的概率就应该有一个精确的描述. 但是从风险管理的实践角度来讲,

I see great possibilities in the scheme.

我看这计划很可能成功。

We must accept the possibility that we might be wrong.

我们必须承认，我们有可能搞错了。

She saw the possibilities of the scheme from the beginning.

她从一开始就预见到这计划可能成功。

We can't exclude the possibility that it will rain.

我们不能排除天会下雨的可能性。

She thought of several possibilities.

她考虑了几种可能的情况。

The idea has tremendous possibilities.

这个想法极具潜在价值。

There is now no possibility that she will make a full recovery.

她现在已不可能完全康复。

He refused to rule out the possibility of a tax increase.

他拒绝排除增税的可能性。

It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that we'll all meet again one day.

我们大家将来有一天再度聚在一起，并非绝不可能。

Bankruptcy is a real possibility if sales don't improve.

如果销售情况得不到改善，真有破产的可能。

What had seemed impossible now seemed a distinct possibility .

过去看似不可能的事，现在显然有可能了。

to explore'/consider'/investigate a wide range of possibilities

探究 / 考虑 / 调查各种可能的情况

to exhaust all the possibilities

用尽一切可能的手段

Selling the house is just one possibility that is open to us.

卖掉房子只是我们可以选择的其中一种做法。

The possibilities are endless .

可想的办法是无穷的。

The course offers a range of exciting possibilities for developing your skills.

这门课程可提供一整套新鲜活泼的技能训练。

The house is in a bad state of repair but it has possibilities.

这房子虽亟待修缮，但仍有可资利用的价值。

We were not in the least worried about the possibility that sweets could rot the teeth...

我们以前完全不担心吃糖果有可能会蛀牙。

Tax on food has become a very real possibility.

极有可能征收食物税。

The government now owns a lot of our land 'u2014 one possibility would be to compensate us with other property...

政府现在占了我们的大量土地，一种可能是用其他地产来对我们作出补偿。

There were several possibilities open to each manufacturer.

每个制造商都可以有几种不同的选择。

It's not beyond the realms of possibility that the security services do bug important public figures.

安全部门完全有可能窃听重要公众人物的谈话。

Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted.

侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性.

This Utopian dream is far beyond the range of possibility.

这种乌托邦式的梦想根本不可能实现.

Once you have eliminated the obvious causes of death, you must consider the possibility of foul play.

一旦排除了明显的死因, 你就必须考虑到可能有人采取了卑劣手段.

We can exclude the possibility of total loss from our calculations.

我们可以在预测中把彻底失败的可能性排除在外.

This possibility never entered into our calculations.

我们从未考虑到这种可能性.

This possibility gives rise to interesting speculations.

这种可能性引起了有趣的推测.

We try to preclude any possibility of misunderstanding.

我们努力排除任何误解的可能性.

If we could by any possibility manage to do it, we would for sure.

如果我们有办法做那事, 我们一定会做的.

That's a possibility that can't be ruled out.

那是一个不能不予考虑的可能性.

It had never occurred to her that a new possibility would crop up abruptly.

她万万没有想到会突然出现一种新的可能性.

The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate.

战争的可能性太可怕了,真不堪细想.

There is now no possibility that she will make a full recovery.

她现在已不可能完全康复。

We'll see. It's a possibility.

再说吧，可能会的。

1. Is there any possibility that you'll be back by the weekend?
   周末以前你有可能回来吗?
2. There is one possibility of changing jobs.
   换工作是有可能的事。
3. Jane is a possibility as a wife for Richard.
   简可能成为理查德的妻子。
4. The plan has great possibilities.
   这计划很可能成功。

动词+～

• possibility%20of">avoid〔prove, remove〕 the possibility of避免〔证明,消除〕…的可能
• possibility">exclude〔raise〕 possibility排除〔产生〕可能性
• possibility%20of">prevent the possibility of防止…的可能
• possibility%20of">see a possibility of认识到…的可能

形容词+～

• possibility">bare〔remote〕 possibility微弱〔极小〕的可能
• possibility">fresh possibility新的可能性
• possibility">good〔strong〕 possibility极〔很〕有可能

名词+～

• possibility">trade possibility贸易的可能性

介词+～

• beyond the -ties of one human life一个人一生不可能做的
• possibility">by any possibility倘有可能
• possibility">out of〔within〕 the bounds of possibility在可能的范围外〔内〕

～+介词

• -ties for women's work妇女工作的可能性
• possibility%20of%20snow">possibility of snow可能下雪
• possibility%20of%20success">possibility of success成功的可能

• Science and Revelation come into..collision on the possibility of miracles.

  出自：F. Temple

• We often discuss the possibility of his buying a new jacket.

  出自：J. Diski

做生意

A：We’re looking for a manager to run the new branch office.
我们正在找一位经理来管理新的分公司。

B：Where is the branch office?
分公司在哪里？

A：It happens to be very close to your home. We were actually hoping that you might want to fill the position.
真巧，它离你家特别近。我们真的希望你能担任这个职务。

B：I’d have to think about it. How many people would I be managing?
我得考虑一下，我将会管理几名员工呢？

A：It will start off small, with only about 10 employees.
公司刚开始运营时规模比较小，大概有10 名员工。

B：That is quite small.
那确实很小。

A：Are you interested?
你感兴趣吗？

possibility的反义词

B：I guess. I do like the office I’m working in now, but it would be nice to work closer to my home.
我想是的。我很喜欢现在工作的地方，但如果能离家近些也不错。

A：Your salary would remain the same, but if you do a good job, I think there’s apossibility of a promotion down the road.
你的薪水保持不变，如果工作业绩好，还有升职的可能。

possibility是什么意思

B：Really?
真的吗？

A：Yes. The reason we chose you is because you’re the best manager we have. We need someone who can organize the new office and make it run well.
是的，我们之所以选择你，就因为你是现在的最好的经理。我们需要一位有很好的组织能力并且能使公司良好运营的人。

B：So this isn’t a demotion?
这不是降职吧？

A：Oh, no, it’s quite the opposite!
不是，恰恰相反。

B：Well then, when should I start?
那好吧，什么时候开始上班？

A：So you’ll do it?
你决定做了吗？

B：Sure.
当然。

A：Great! We’ll send some people over to move your things tomorrow. You can have a long weekend and then start at your new office on Monday.
太好了！我们明天就派人给你搬东西。你可以休息一个长周末然后周一就在新的地方上班了。

表达思想和观点

A：Have you made a decision about your job yet?
关于你的工作，你做了决定了吗？

B：Not yet. I’m still considering my options.
没有，我还在考虑我的选择。

A：What are they?
什么选择啊？

B：I can stay at my current job and hope that they give me a promotion soon.
我可以还做现在的工作，但希望他们很快给我升职。

A：Or?
或者呢？

possibility

B：Or I can take the new job for less money and more responsibilities and hope that they give me a raise soon.
或者我选择少挣点钱但责任更大的工作，而且希望他们能很快给我加薪。

A：So what is more important to you, money or a challenge?
那什么对你更重要呢，钱还是挑战？

B：I’d rather find my work challenging than make a lot of money. But there is thepossibility that I could be challenged at work and make more money.
与挣很多钱相比，我更希望工作具有挑战性。但是既有挑战又能挣很多钱的工作也是有可能的。

possibility的翻译

A：I think I know what you’re going to decide.
我觉得我知道你会怎么决定了。

B：What?
什么？

A：Well, I don’t think you’re a risk-taker. That’s all I’m going to say.
嗯，我不觉得你是是个敢于冒险的人，这就是我想说的。

B：Do you think I should be?
你觉得我应该冒险吗？

A：I’m not going to tell you what to decide. You have to make the decision for yourself.
我不会告诉你做什么决定。你应该自己决定。

B：Do you think I should take more risks?
你觉得我应该更加冒险吗？

A：I’m not saying anything else. If give you advice and it doesn’t turn out well, then you’ll blame it all on me!
我不会说其他的了。如果我给了你建议，但如果并不好， 你会全怪我的！

B：No, I won’t.
不，我不会的。

A：Yes, you will.
你会的。

B：No, I promise that I won’t blame you.
不，我保证不会责怪你的。

A：I’d like to see that in writing!
我希望你能把这些话写下来！

n.(名词)

1. possibility后不能接动词不定式,可接“of sth/ v -ing”结构或that同位语从句。

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的possibilite；最初源自拉丁语的possibilitatem，意为可能性。