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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