Godfrey had the makings of a successful journalist.是什么意思？

Godfrey had the makings of a successful journalist.

戈弗雷具有成为一名成功记者的潜质。

Godfrey

n. 男人名；

例句
Absent a solution, people like Sue Godfrey will just keep on fighting.
假如得不到解决，像休·戈弗雷这样的人就会一直坚持斗争下去。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

makings

n. 素质，必要因素，材料，纸和烟叶，气质；

例句
Godfrey had the makings of a successful journalist.
戈弗雷具有成为一名成功记者的潜质。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

successful

adj. 成功的，如愿以偿的；

例句
...a successful advertising agency.
一家成功的广告代理公司

journalist

n. 新闻工作者，新闻记者，记日志者；

例句
A man claiming to be a journalist threatened to reveal details about her private life...
一个自称是记者的人威胁要公开有关她的私生活的细节。