potential
单词辨析：
指与生俱来的学习或做某事的能力。
He has an amazing facility for mental arithmetic.
他有惊人的心算能力。
She plays the violin with surprising facility.
她拉小提琴的天赋令人惊讶。
指擅长做某事的才能。
She has a great faculty for adapting new environments.
她适应新环境的能力很强。
He had the faculty of dealing with tough problems.
他有处理棘手问题的能力。
指虽已具备但尚未发挥出来的能力。
She has the potential to become an interpreter.
她有潜力成为一名口译工作者。
He is a young singer with great potential.
他是一名很有潜力的年轻歌手。
指有可能做到或实现的。
It is possible to finish the job before it gets dark.
有可能在天黑前完成这项工作。
Science and technology make it possible for scientists to explore the universe.
科学技术使科学家得以探索宇宙。
指在未来极有可能发展成为某一种人或事物的，只作定语。
You'd better first identify the potential source of conflict.
你最好先弄清楚冲突的潜在根源。
Opponents wanted to know the potential benefits of the reform.
反对者想知道改革的潜在好处。
指很有可能存在、发生或属实的。
The probable cause of the disease was water pollution.
患病的原因很可能是水污染。
It seems probable that he decided to resign after he had received that offer.
看起来很有可能是他在收到那个录取通知之后才决定辞职的。
相关例句：
The firm has identified 60 potential customers at home and abroad
该公司已在国内外找到60个潜在客户。
Seventeen publishers rejected the manuscript before Jenks saw its potential.
17家出版社回绝了这部手稿，直到詹克斯看到了它的潜在价值。
Davies is still raw but his potential shows.
戴维斯还是新人，但已经显示出了他的潜力。
The company talked with many potential investors
公司和许多潜在的投资人举行了磋商。
Once more people are wired, the potential to change the mainstream media will be huge.
一旦更多人能上网，网络改变主流媒体的潜力将十分巨大。
It is a country resonant with cinematic potential, from its architecture to its landscape.
从建筑到风景，这个国家到处都体现出其成为电影拍摄地的潜力。