This new invention has an enormous sales potential.这项新发明有巨大的销售潜力。
She has great musical potential.她很有音乐家的潜质。
She recognized the potential for error in the method being used.她意识到在所采用的方法中可能出错。

［同义词］ adj.  concealed, future, hidden, latent  n.  ability, capability, possibility
［反义词］ adj.  actual, real
［词源］＜拉丁语potencial(能,动力)

用作定语
▲～+n.
 The new tax law has scared away potential investors.新的税法吓跑了可能的投资者。
It's important to draw out a child's potential capacities.发掘孩子的潜在能力是很重要的。