Retarded potential
[化] 推迟势
🧩 词语组成解析
retarded
[[ri'tɑ:did]]
a. 智力上迟钝的
potential
[pə'tɛnʃl]
adj. 潜在的，有可能的;[语法学]可能语气的，表示可能性的;有能力的;
n. 潜力，潜能;[物]电位，势能;潜能的事物;[语]可能语气;
potent能力，动力+ial...的→由“能力”引申为“潜力” → 潜力
🗣️ 情景例句
You'll probably want the family car
你也许需要用家里的车
One usually pricks up one's ears when his name is called.
人在被叫到自己的名字时，通常要侧耳倾听。
The coldest season of the year is winter.
一年里最冷的季节是冬天。