「possible」

adj. 可能的；合理的；合适的
n. 可能性；合适的人；可能的事物

英 ['pɒsɪb(ə)l] 美 ['pɑsəbl]

权威例句

1. He programmed his computer to compare all the possible combinations.
   他给他的计算机编制了一套程序，以比较所有可能的组合。
   来自柯林斯例句
2. They agreed to work co-operatively to ease tensions wherever possible.
   他们同意互相配合尽一切努力缓解紧张局势。
   来自柯林斯例句
3. It was imperative that he act as naturally as possible.
   最重要的是他要做到尽可能自然。
   来自柯林斯例句
4. It's been a beautiful evening and you have made it all possible.
   那是个美好的夜晚，你让一切成为可能。
   来自柯林斯例句
5. It is not possible to reposition the carpet without damaging it.
   想要挪动地毯又不让它损坏是不可能的。
   来自柯林斯例句

中文词源

possible 可能的

来自拉丁语posse,使能够，使可能，词源同potent.-ss,过去分词格。

英文词源

possible
**possible: **[14] Latin _posse _‘be able’ (source of English posse) produced the derived adjective _possibilis _‘that can be done’, which came into English via Old French possible. (Its antonym _impossible _reached English at roughly the same time.)
=> posse, potent
possible (adj.)
mid-14c., from Old French possible and directly from Latin possibilis "that can be done," from posse "be able" (see potent).
possible (n.)
1640s, from possible (adj.).