adj. 潜在的,有可能的;[语法学]可能语气的,表示可能性的;有能力的;
n. 潜力,潜能;[物]电位,势能;潜能的事物;[语]可能语气;
potent能力,动力+ial...的→由“能力”引申为“潜力” → 潜力
🗣️ 情景例句
Drive carefully.
开车时小心。
Tomorrow Mark will hear from his manager about the job.
明天,马克将听经理谈有关工作的事。
He says nothing about the poor selection of goods in the shops, or about those unfortunate people who have to travel from the country to the city every day to get to work.