While depressed property values can hurt some large investors, they are potentially devastating for home-owners, whose equity -- in many cases representing a life' savings-- can plunge or even disappear.
B. they can potentially devastate home-owners in that their
potentially ad. 1. 潜在地;可能地 2. 【古】强有力地;权威地 举例: ad. 1. She's potentially our best player, but she needs to practice much harder. 她有可能成为我们最好的球员,但她需要更加努力练习。
potentially: existing in possibility :capable of development into actuality <potential benefits> (MW)