potential / pəˈtenʃ(ə)l / adj.潜在的,可能的;n.(事物的)潜力,可能性;(人的)潜能,潜力
【短语】:a potential leader (可能成为领导者的人)
【经典例句】:Their potential is unrealized.(他们没有发挥出潜力。)
She has the potential to become a champion.(她有潜力获得桂冠。)
She has the potential to become a champion.(她有潜力获得桂冠。)
【真题复现01】:As the Internet becomes more and more commercialized, it is in the interest of business to universalize access—after all, the more people online, the more potential customers there are. 【2001 Passage 2】
【真题翻译】:随着互联网日益商业化,普及上网符合商家利益——毕竟,上网的人越多,潜在客户就越多。
【真题复现02】:As education improved, humanity‟s productivity potential increased as well. 【2009 Text 3】
【真题翻译】:随着教育的不断发展,人类的生产率的潜能也随之增长。