potential學測 L4KK [pəˈtɛnʃəl] ｜ /pəˈtɛnʃəl/
潛力；潛能·潛在的；可能的·電位；電位差
高中課本必考字，名詞形容詞兼備
The coach could see the potential in the young player long before others noticed it.
教練老早就看出這位年輕球員的潛力，比其他人都早發現。
一個畫面：彈簧蓄力待發
蓄力彈簧壓縮蓄積能量，尚未釋放
電位電路兩端如水位落差，蓄積推動電流的能量
待現可能發生但尚未成真的狀態
義項
幼苗待長B2noun潛力；潛能
The young swimmer showed great potential during her first competition.
這位年輕的游泳選手在第一場比賽中就展現出極大的潛力。
great potential
暗處潛藏A2adjective潛在的；可能的
The sales team found several potential customers at the trade fair.
業務團隊在商展上找到了幾位潛在客戶。
potential customers
電表指針B1noun電位；電位差
The potential difference between the two ends of a wire makes electric current flow.
電線兩端的電位差讓電流得以流動。
potential difference
片語
great potential潛力無窮 →潛力非常大
potential customer潛在客源 →可能成為顧客的人
potential risk暗藏危機 →可能發生的風險
potential difference電位落差 →電路兩端的電壓差
你會不會這樣說？
This coffee is very ___; one cup can keep you awake all night. (potential / potent)
看答案
potent
potent 指效力強烈，potential 指有可能性，兩字形似義不同。
'She has great potential as a leader.' 這裡的 potential 是哪種詞性？(A) 名詞 (B) 形容詞
看答案
(A)
此句 potential 作名詞，指與生俱來的潛力，非形容詞用法。
字族
potentially 潛在地；可能地