名词

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表达思想和观点

1. 可能性；可能
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.

2. （一种）可能；可能的事
A possibility is one of several different things that could be done.

3. 可能的事；能做到的事
You can say 'It is not beyond the realms of possibility' or 'It is not beyond the bounds of possibility' when you are stating something that you believe is possibly true, but which other people might consider unlikely or impossible.

Note that you do not use possibility in sentences like 'I had the possibility to do it'. The words you need are opportunity or chance. Opportunity is more formal. Later Donald had the opportunity of driving the car… The people of Northern Ireland would have the chance to shape their own future.
注意不要说：I had the possibility to do it，而要用opportunity或chance。opportunity一词比较正式，例如：Later Donald had the opportunity of driving the car（后来，唐纳德有机会开这辆车了），The people of Northern Ireland would have the chance to shape their own future（北爱尔兰人民会有机会决定自己的未来的）。

1. a possible alternative

e.g. bankruptcy is always a possibility

Synonym: possible actionopening

2. a tentative insight into the natural world
a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena

e.g. 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: hypothesistheory

3. a future prospect or potential

e.g. this room has great possibilities

4. capability of existing or happening or being true

e.g. there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired

Synonym: possibleness