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potentiality
/pəˌtɛnʃiˈæləti/
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1 · noun
a possibility that may develop; formal usage
潜能；可能性（较正式的用语）
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Philosophers debate whether an unrealized potentiality is a real property.
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哲学家争论尚未实现的潜能是否算得上一种真实属性。
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