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possibility    音标拼音: [p,ɑsəb'ɪləti]
n. 可能性,可能的事

可能性,可能的事

possibility
n 1: a future prospect or potential; "this room has great
possibilities"
2: capability of existing or happening or being true; "there is
a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired"
[synonym: {possibility}, {possibleness}] [ant: {impossibility},
{impossibleness}]
3: a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is
not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts
or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives
experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he
proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in
chemical practices" [synonym: {hypothesis}, {possibility},
{theory}]
4: a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility"
[synonym: {possibility}, {possible action}, {opening}]

Possibility \Pos`si*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Possibilities}. [F.
possibilit['e], L. possibilitas.]
1. The quality or state of being possible; the power of
happening, being, or existing. "All possibility of error."
--Hooker. "Latent possibilities of excellence." --Johnson.
[1913 Webster]

2. That which is possible; a contingency; a thing or event
that may not happen; a contingent interest, as in real or
personal estate. --South. Burrill.
[1913 Webster]

44 Moby Thesaurus words for "possibility":
admissibility, aptitude, aptness, best bet, capacity, chance,
conceivability, contingency, delitescence, dormancy, eventuality,
favorable prospect, feasibility, good chance, good opportunity,
good possibility, latency, latent content, latent meaningfulness,
latentness, liability, liableness, likelihood, likeliness,
main chance, obligation, odds, odds-on, odds-on chance,
opportunity, plausibility, possibilities, potential, potentiality,
probability, promise, proneness, prospect, sporting chance,
sure bet, sure thing, virtuality, weakness, well-grounded hope

POSSIBILITY. An uncertain thing which may happen; Lilly's Reg. h.t.; or it
is a contingent interest in real or personal estate. 1 Mad. Ch. 549.
2. Possibilities are near as when an estate is limited to one after the
death of another; or remote, as that one man shall be married to a woman,
and then that she shall die, and he be married to another. 1 Fonb. Eq. 212,
n. e; l6 Vin. Ab. h.t., p. 460; 2 Co. 51 a.
3. Possibilities are also divided into, 1. A possibility coupled with
an interest. This may, of course, be sold, assigned, transmitted or devised;
such a possibility occurs in executory devises, and in contingent, springing
or executory uses.
4.-2. A bare possibility, or hope of succession; this is the case of
an heir apparent, during the life of his ancestor. It is evident that he has
no right which he can assign, devise, or even, release.
5.-3. A possibility' or mere contingent interest, as a devise to Paul
if he survive Peter. Dane's Ab. c. 1, a 5, Sec. 2, and the cases there
cited.


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  • POSSIBILITY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of POSSIBILITY is the condition or fact of being possible —usually used with of How to use possibility in a sentence
  • POSSIBILITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    POSSIBILITY definition: 1 a chance that something may happen or be true: 2 something that you can choose to do in a… Learn more
  • POSSIBILITY Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    POSSIBILITY definition: the state or fact of being possible See examples of possibility used in a sentence
  • Possibility - definition of possibility by The Free Dictionary
    If there is a possibility of something happening or being true, it might happen or be true There was a possibility that they had taken the wrong road We must accept the possibility that we might be wrong If there is no possibility of something happening or being true, it cannot happen or be true There was now no possibility of success
  • Possibility - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
    If something could realistically happen, it's a possibility So winning the lottery is a slight possibility, but becoming king of the world is not even a remote possibility
  • Possibility - Wikipedia
    Possibility is the condition or fact of being possible Latin origins of the word hint at ability Possibility may refer to: Subjunctive possibility, (also called alethic possibility) is a form of modality studied in modal logic
  • POSSIBILITY Synonyms Antonyms - 61 words | Thesaurus. com
    Find 61 different ways to say POSSIBILITY, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus com
  • POSSIBILITY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    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 We were not in the least worried about the possibility that sweets could rot the teeth Tax on food has become a very real possibility
  • Posability or Possibility – Which is Correct? - Two Minute English
    The correct word is possibility “Posability” is not recognized in English Possibility refers to something that might happen or be true For example, “There’s a possibility of rain tomorrow” means it might rain tomorrow When you’re unsure about word usage, checking a reliable dictionary can confirm if a word is accepted and help you learn its proper context This ensures your
  • possibility - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
    Noun possibility (countable and uncountable, plural possibilities) The quality of being possible Synonym: possibleness 'There is little possibility of that happening' 'I'd say there's rather a strongish possibility that it won't A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being





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