possibility

可能性

何かが起こるかもしれない、または本当かもしれないこと。

やさしい英語で： The chance that something may happen or be true.

• There is a possibility of rain.
• We cannot rule out the possibility that she forgot.
• Is there any possibility of meeting tomorrow?

使い方： possibility of something/doing something (There is a possibility of losing the money.); possibility that… (There is a possibility that the train will be late.)

類義語： chance

反対語： impossibility

よく使う表現： possibility of something, possibility that something, rule out possibility, strong possibility