possibility

英 [,pɒsɪ'bɪlɪtɪ] 美[,pɑsə'bɪləti]

• n. 可能性；可能发生的事物

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"