Unterschied zwischen 'possibility' und 'opportunity'?
In welchem Kontext benutzt man welches Wort? Im Deutschen heißen sie ja beide 'Möglichkeit'.
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Possibility benutzt man zum Beispiel für statistische Wahrscheinlichkeiten/Möglichkeiten.
Opportunity wird benutzt für ein Subjekt welches aktiv die Entscheidung/Möglichkeit treffen kann.
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We use opportunity to talk about a situation in which we can do something that we want to do. Opportunity is most commonly followed by a verb in the to-infinitive form, or of + -ing form:
I had the opportunity to go to university when I was younger but I didn’t. Now I wish I had gone.
Not: I had the possibility …
A:
I’ve been waiting for an opportunity to talk to you privately. Are you free now?
B:
Yes. What is it about?
Not: … waiting for a possibility to …
This walk provides the opportunity of seeing some beautiful countryside.
We use possibility to talk about something that may happen or be true. Possibility is normally followed by of + noun phrase or of + -ing form, or by a that-clause:
I had never even thought of the possibility of working in the USA until I was offered a job there in 1998.
Not: … the possibility to work in the USA …
The possibility that there is life on other planets in the universe has always inspired scientists.
Warning:
We don’t say ‘have the possibility’:
I would love to have an opportunity to meet the Prime Minister.
Not: I would love to have the possibility to meet …
Opportunity ist also eine definitive Sache/Möglichkeit und possibility ist eher für unsichere Dinge, die vielleicht geschehen könnten
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Nein, opportunity heißt Gelegenheit.
Siehe auch https://dictionary.cambridge.org/de/grammatik/britisch-grammatik/opportunity-or-possibility
AstridDerPu
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Nein, auch im Deutschen heißt beides nicht einfach nur Möglichkeit.
Opportunity bedeutet Gelegenheit, und Möglichkeit ist nicht genau dasselbe.
Hier ist der Unterschied gut erklärt:
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Possibility = Möglichkeit
Opportunity= Gelegenheit