Potential damage
[法] 潜在损害, 潜在损失
🧩 词语组成解析
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
But that isn't the way it works.
但是现实不是如此。
Don't open your book.
别打开书。
After the accident, all the lines and taps were clearly marked and new people joining the workforce were given a talk on safety before they started work.
火灾过后，所有的管道和龙头都被标得一清二楚，而且加入劳动队伍的新工人在开始工作之前要接受有关的安全教育。