a.[Z]

1. 潛在的，可能的
   The dispute has scared away potential investors.

   這一爭端嚇走了潛在的投資者。

2. 【物】勢的，位的；電壓的
   potential energy

   勢能

3. 【文】表示可能性的

n.[U][S1]

1. 可能性；潛力，潛能[（+for）]
   She has acting potential, but she needs training.

   她有表演潛力，但需要訓練。

2. 【物】勢，位；電勢，電位
   A current of high potential is used in transmitting electric power over long distances.

   高壓電流被用來遠距離輸送電力。

3. 【文】潛在語氣

adj.

n.

1. latent qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success or usefulness.
2. (often potential for/to do something) the possibility of something happening or of someone doing something in the future.
3. Physics  the quantity determining the energy of mass in a gravitational field or of charge in an electric field.