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possibility
pɒsɪbɪlɪti ˌpɒsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ ˌpɑsəˈbɪləti
Word forms: plural possibilities
1 N-COUNT [oft NOUN that] 可能性;可能 If you say there is a possibility that something is the case or that something will happen, you mean that it might be the case or it might happen. 可能性;可能
  • 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。

2 N-COUNT (一种)可能;可能的事 A possibility is one of several different things that could be done. (一种)可能;可能的事
  • The government now owns a lot of our land — 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。

3 PHRASE [usually PHRASE that] 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. 可能的事;能做到的事
  • 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。

Usage Note :
  • Note that you do not use possibility in sentences like 'I had the possibility to do it'. The words you need are opportunity or chance. 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opportunitychanceopportunity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)。

Quotations
Probable impossibilities are to be preferred to improbable possibilities Aristotle Poetics
Trends of possibility
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