realm /relm/ ●○○ noun [countableC] 1 AREA OF KNOWLEDGE, DUTIES, STUDY ETC written a general area of knowledge, activity, or thought 〔知识、活动、思想的〕领域,范围realm of an idea that belongs in the realm of science fiction 属于科幻小说领域的构思
2 within the realms of possibility (also not beyond the realm(s) of possibility)POSSIBLE used, often humorously, to say that something is possible even though you think it is not very likely 可能的,在可能的范围内〔常为幽默用法〕 I suppose it’s not beyond the realms of possibility. 我认为这并非没有可能。
within the realms of possibility• It was actually within the realms of possibility.