potentially的意思在下面怎么理解?Inaddition,wecraftedacomprehensivedefinitionofsusceptibilitythatcanbeusedtoencompassallpopulationspotentiallyatincreasedriskofadversehealtheffectsasaconsequenceofexposuretoanair

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potentially的意思在下面怎么理解?
In addition,we crafted a comprehensive definition of susceptibility that can be used to encompass all populations potentially at increased risk of adverse health effects as a consequence of exposure to an air pollutant.
个人认为potentially是个副词,它修饰的是前面的动词crafited,但是意思就变成了“潜在地去精心制作”.这是不通的!潜在的人群应该这样表达：potential population.于是,我凌乱了,这里的potentially到底做什么成分,修饰什么,该怎样用中文准确滴翻译这句话?

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potentially 副词,修饰 介词结构 at increased risk.而那个介词结构修饰 populations
.包括所有的人群,这些人由于接触到空气污染物而具有增高的潜在的不良的健康影响