【potentially音标】 英[pə'tenʃəli] 美[pə'tenʃəli]
【单词释义】 potentially是什么意思：
adv. 可能地，潜在地
[单词分级] 商务/生活英语词汇
【关联词/派生词】
potentiality n.可能性，潜在性；（用复数）潜能，潜力
potential adj.潜在的，有可能的 n.潜力，潜能；可能性
【单词例句】
◇ "Music has a very powerful impact on the brain. It affects mood, mental performance and physical performance," says Dr. Spelman in a media release. "Many people find that listening to certain types of instrumental music can help them with their productivity levels. The music can function as a sort of 'white noise', cancelling out potentially distracting ambient noise."
斯佩尔曼博士在媒体发布会上表示：“音乐对大脑有着非常强大的影响，它会影响情绪、心理表现和身体表现。许多人发现，听某些类型的器乐可以帮助他们提高工作效率，音乐可以起到某种白噪音的作用，抵消了环境噪音的潜在干扰。”
---- Listening to classical music at work boosts productivity
◇ But while you zap your food, you may wonder how close you can safely stand next to a microwave, and whether any radiation could escape from the device and potentially harm you.
但是当你用微波炉加热食物的时候，你可能会想知道站在微波炉旁边多远才安全，以及设备是否会泄漏一些辐射并伤害到你。
---- Is It Safe to Stand in Front of Microwave Ovens?
◇ Even if you and your partner spend the night at each other's places all the time, your family's standards can be a different story, making sleeping arrangements a potentially fraught topic. Winter recommends treading carefully.
即使你和伴侣经常在对方的住所里过夜，但是在父母家里过夜则是另一回事，可能会带来一些烦恼。温特建议对这件事要小心斟酌。
---- How to introduce your partner to your family
◇ These fleshy green fruits contain a fungicidal toxin called persin which could give your dog a digestive upset. However, it’s the large avocado stone that presents most danger because it could potentially block the gastrointestinal tract, leaving your dog requiring surgery.
这些绿色肉质水果含有一种名为persin的杀菌毒素，会导致狗狗消化不良。不过，牛油果最危险的是其巨大的果核，它可能阻塞狗狗的胃肠道，需要通过手术取出。
---- Food that dogs cannot eat
◇ Doctors say a sneeze, or sternutation, is intended to release foreign, and potentially damaging, particles, irritants or germs. Stopping it not only risks rupturing the throat, but could encourage the build of bacteria or trigger an asthma attack.
医生说，打喷嚏的目的是释放外来的具有潜在危害性的颗粒物、刺激物或细菌。止住喷嚏不但有撕裂喉咙的风险，还可能助长细菌滋生或引发哮喘。