大家好！本期要學習的是一組關于“可能的”近義詞：

conceivable、possible、probable、potential、likely

These words all mean something that can be done. 以上各詞均含“可能的”之意。

解釋：something that you can imagine or believe 可想象的；可信的

例句：

It is conceivable that I'll see her tomorrow. 我可能明天會見到她。

解釋：if something is possible, it can be done or achieved 可能的,能做到的

例句：

I think it's possible that we could win the race. 我認為我們有可能赢那場比賽。

the possible side effects of the drug 這種藥可能産生的副作用

習語：as quickly, much, soon, etc. as ˈpossible 盡量快（或多、早等）

解釋：likely to happen, to exist or to be true 很可能發生（或存在等）的

例句：

the probable cause/explanation/outcome 可能的原因╱解釋╱結果

highly/quite/most probable 極其╱相當╱最可能的

It is probable that the disease has a genetic element. 這種疾病很可能有遺傳因素。

解釋：[ only before noun ] that can develop into sth or be developed in the future [僅用于名詞前]潛在的；可能的

例句：

potential customers 潛在的客戶

a potential source of conflict 潛在的沖突根源

First we need to identify actual and potential problems. 首先，我們需要弄清實際的問題和潛在的問題。

解釋：~ (to do sth)~ (that...)probable or expected 可能的；預料的；有希望的。

More likely and most likely are the usual forms. 常用more likely和most likely。

例句：

We will most likely see him later. 我們很可能晚些時候會見到他。

It's more than likely that the thieves don't know how much it is worth. 盜賊很可能不知道此物的價值。

習語：a ˈlikely story ( informal ironic) used to show that you do not believe what sb has said （表示不相信某人的話）說得好像真有這回事似的，像煞有介事

以上就是本期學習内容，俺們下期再見^^