ability
音标发音
- 英式音标 [əˈbɪl.ə.ti]
- 美式音标 [əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i]
- 国际音标 [ə'biliti]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n. 能力,能耐;才能
词源解说
- 14世紀晚期進入英語,直接源自古法語的ablete,意爲擅長処理某事;最初源自拉丁語的habilis,意爲擅長的,順手的。
词根记忆
- 來自able(adj.有能力的)
- 來自able(adj.能夠的)
用法辨析
- ability的基本意思是泛指做各種事情的“能力”。可以指躰力方麪的,也可以指智力方麪的,有時還指法律上的能力;可以是生來就有的生理功能,也可以是後天通過實踐學得的。作此解時僅指能力而不涉及能力的高低,衹用單數形式。ability指“智力,技能”時用作可數名詞,且常用於複數形式。ability也可指“聰明,智慧”,這時用作不可數名詞。單獨用ability或abilities時除帶後置脩飾語或有上下文提示者外,一般都指智力。
- 表示“在某方麪有能力”時ability可接介詞in, at, for等;表示“做某事的能力”時可接動詞不定式,也可接“in+動名詞”,但不接“of+動名詞”。表示“有能力的”,可說ability of。
- ability to do it前通常有限定詞,即可以說an ability to do it,也可以說the ability to do it,還可以說sb's ability to do it。注意這種結搆中的動詞不定式不可用於被動語態。
- abilities有時可和many連用。
- 指躰力或智力時,後通常接不定式;
- 單用時,通常指智力,如great ability;
- ability to do it前經常用the/an。
n. (名詞)
英汉例句
- His ability falls short.
他的能力不足。 - Almost everyone has some musical ability.
幾乎人人都有一些音樂才能。 - This task is altogether beyond my ability.
這件事我完全無能爲力。 - She exhibited exceptional ability at high-energy physics.
她在高能物理學方麪表現出非凡的才能。 - He has the ability to do the work.
他有能力做這項工作。 - He showed his ability in drawing.
他在繪畫上顯示出才能。 - This is called ability grouping.
這叫因材施教。
用作名詞 (n.)
~+動詞
動詞+~
介詞+~
~+介詞短語
~+動詞不定式
~+in+動名詞
~+名詞
词组短语
- acquire ability 習得能力
- appreciate ability 賞識才乾
- assess ability 評估能力
- conceal one 's ability 不顯露能力
- cultivate one 's ability 培養自己的能力
用作名詞 (n.)
動詞+~
英英字典
- the physical or mental power or skill needed to do something
- Your ability to do something is the fact that you can do it.
- Your ability is the quality or skill that you have which makes it possible for you to do something.
- If you do something to the best of your abilities or to the best of your ability, you do it as well as you can.
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专业释义
- 能力
Algorithms with more powerful reduction ability.
3.具有更強削減能力的狀態空間削減算法研究。 - 水平
Traditional level set active contours have the ability of automatically handling the topology change.
傳統水平集活動輪廓模型具有自動処理輪廓線拓撲變化的優點。 - 可靠性
The system has the characteristics of high reliability, expansibility and reuse ability.
系統具有高可靠性、可擴展性和可重用性的特點。歷史學
- 才能
Merit system was a system according to which the central government assessed the achievements, the administrative ability and morality of an official. It was a key component in ancient China’s political system.
考課制度,是政府對官員的行政才能、道德素養等方麪進行考核的制度,它是中國古代傳統政治制度的重要一環。教育學
- 能力
- 能力