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かのうせい

かのうせい 可能性 (a ) possibility ; 【特に好ましい 】(a ) chance .▸ 彼が成功する可能性はない [少しある; 大いにある ]There is no [some ; every ] possibility of his succeed ing [that he will succeed,for him to succeed ].There is no [a small ; a good ] chance of his success [that he will succeed,for him to succeed ].▸ 今夜は雪になる可能性がある [高い ]There is a [quite a ] possibility that it will snow tonight .There is a [a strong ] possibility of snow tonight .It's possible [quite possible, probable ] (that ) it'll snow tonight . (!いずれも quite の代わりに ╳highly,very は不可. ⦅話 ⦆ ではしばしば that は省略される ) Possibly [Probably ] it will snow tonight . 多分 たぶん 会話 ▸ 「彼が仕事につける可能性はどれぐらいですか 」「かなり高いと思うよ 」What are his chances of get ting a job? ” “I think they're pretty good . / What's the possibility of his get ting a job? ” “I think it's pretty good . (!いずれも good の代わりに ╳high は不可 )