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capital n.首都,首府,大写字母,资本,资金,资产 adj.首都的,重要的,死罪的,大写的,[口]极好的 The word capital comes from the Latin word capitalis, or "head," which some would argue is the command center of your body. Because your head is so important, capital has come to refer to the top of something like a building, or the national or state seat of a government, or the best example of something. It can be easily confused with the American word capitol, which refers to the actual buildings where government and legislative activities take place. ★★★★★ 2001.2

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['kæpit(ə)l] You might remember the definition of the adjective capital because its original meaning refers to your head, which is what you put a cap on, but it's come to mean the top of things or the best example of something. When the United States built its industrial infrastructure, it didn’t have the capital to do so. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]资本；资金 Capital is  a large sum of money which you use to start a business, or which you invest in order to make more money.   [BUSINESS 商]Companies are having difficulty in raising capital...各公司融资困难。A large amount of capital is invested in all these branches.一大笔资金投入了各分公司。2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](厂房、机器等)固定资产，资本资产 You can use capital to refer to buildings or machinery which are necessary to produce goods or to make companies more efficient, but which do not make money directly.   [usu N n]  [BUSINESS 商]...capital equipment that could have served to increase production.本可以用来增加产出的资产设备...capital investment.资本投资3[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](借款或投资的)本金，本钱 Capital is the part of an amount of money borrowed or invested which does not include interest.   [BUSINESS 商]With a conventional repayment mortgage, the repayments consist of both capital and interest.常规的按揭还款额既包含本金也包括利息。4[N-COUNT 可数名词]首都；首府 The capital of a country is the city or town where its government or parliament meets.   [usu the N in sing]...Katmandu, the capital of Nepal.尼泊尔首都加德满都5[N-COUNT 可数名词](工商业活动的)中心 If a place is the capital of a particular industry or activity, it is the place that is most famous for it, because it happens in that place more than anywhere else.   [usu the N in sing]Colmar has long been considered the capital of the wine trade.科尔马长期以来一直被视为葡萄酒贸易中心。...New York, the fashion capital of the world.纽约，世界时尚之都6[N-COUNT 可数名词]大写字母 Capitals or capital letters are written or printed letters in the form which is used at the beginning of sentences or names. 'T', 'B', and 'F' are capitals. The name and address are written in capitals.姓名和地址是大写的。7[ADJ 形容词](犯罪)情节严重的，可判处死刑的 A capital offence is one that is so serious that the person who commits it can be punished by death.   [ADJ n]Espionage is a capital offence in this country.在这个国家，从事间谍活动是死罪。...Americans wrongly convicted of capital crimes.被误判死罪的美国人8[N-COUNT 可数名词]柱头；柱顶 A capital is the top part of a stone column, which is sometimes decorated with stone leaves or other patterns.   [TECHNICAL 术语]9See also:working capital；  Usage Note :Note that you must always use a capital letter with days of the week, months of the year, and festivals. ...on Monday the 13th of January. ...at Christmas. Names of seasons, however, usually begin with a small letter. ...in spring. Capitals must also be used with the names of countries and other places, as well with the adjectives and nouns derived from them, such as those which refer to their inhabitants or languages. ...in Portugal. ...the Swiss police. ...thousands of Germans... He spoke fluent Arabic. 注意， 表示星期几、月份和节假日的词首字母必须大写: on Monday the 13th of January (1月13日， 星期一)，at Christmas (圣诞节期间)。不过， 表示季节的名词首字母通常小写: in spring (在春季)。国名、地名及其派生出来的表示其居民或语言等的形容词、名词首字母必须大写: in Portugal (在葡萄牙)，the Swiss police (瑞士警方)，thousands of Germans (成千上万的德国人)，He spoke fluent Arabic (他讲一口流利的阿拉伯语)。10[PHRASE 短语]从…中捞取好处；从…中渔利 If you say that someone is making capital out of a situation, you disapprove of the way they are gaining an advantage for themselves through other people's efforts or bad luck.   [V inflects]  [disapproval]  [FORMAL 正式]He rebuked the President for trying to make political capital out of the hostage situation.他谴责总统试图利用人质事件捞取政治利益。11[PHRASE 短语](用于强调某一字眼具有特殊意义)地道的，彻头彻尾的 You can use phrases such as 'Life with a capital L', to emphasize that a word has a particular significance in the situation you are talking about.   [n PHR n]  [emphasis]  [INFORMAL 非正式]She's not feminist with a capital F but she's fairly controversial.她不是个真正意义上的女权主义者，但却是个颇具争议的人物。

英语单词	capital
英美音标	['kæpit(ə)l]
中文释义	n.首都,首府,大写字母,资本,资金,资产 adj.首都的,重要的,死罪的,大写的,[口]极好的
vocab简明	You might remember the definition of the adjective capital because its original meaning refers to your head, which is what you put a cap on, but it's come to mean the top of things or the best example of something.
vocab扩展	The word capital comes from the Latin word capitalis, or "head," which some would argue is the command center of your body. Because your head is so important, capital has come to refer to the top of something like a building, or the national or state seat of a government, or the best example of something. It can be easily confused with the American word capitol, which refers to the actual buildings where government and legislative activities take place.
真题原句	When the United States built its industrial infrastructure, it didn’t have the capital to do so.
柯林斯星级	★★★★★
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]资本；资金 Capital is a large sum of money which you use to start a business, or which you invest in order to make more money. [BUSINESS 商] Companies are having difficulty in raising capital... 各公司融资困难。 A large amount of capital is invested in all these branches. 一大笔资金投入了各分公司。 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](厂房、机器等)固定资产，资本资产 You can use capital to refer to buildings or machinery which are necessary to produce goods or to make companies more efficient, but which do not make money directly. [usu N n] [BUSINESS 商] ...capital equipment that could have served to increase production. 本可以用来增加产出的资产设备 ...capital investment. 资本投资 3 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](借款或投资的)本金，本钱 Capital is the part of an amount of money borrowed or invested which does not include interest. [BUSINESS 商] With a conventional repayment mortgage, the repayments consist of both capital and interest. 常规的按揭还款额既包含本金也包括利息。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]首都；首府 The capital of a country is the city or town where its government or parliament meets. [usu the N in sing] ...Katmandu, the capital of Nepal. 尼泊尔首都加德满都 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词](工商业活动的)中心 If a place is the capital of a particular industry or activity, it is the place that is most famous for it, because it happens in that place more than anywhere else. [usu the N in sing] Colmar has long been considered the capital of the wine trade. 科尔马长期以来一直被视为葡萄酒贸易中心。 ...New York, the fashion capital of the world. 纽约，世界时尚之都 6 [N-COUNT 可数名词]大写字母 Capitals or capital letters are written or printed letters in the form which is used at the beginning of sentences or names. 'T', 'B', and 'F' are capitals. The name and address are written in capitals. 姓名和地址是大写的。 7 [ADJ 形容词](犯罪)情节严重的，可判处死刑的 A capital offence is one that is so serious that the person who commits it can be punished by death. [ADJ n] Espionage is a capital offence in this country. 在这个国家，从事间谍活动是死罪。 ...Americans wrongly convicted of capital crimes. 被误判死罪的美国人 8 [N-COUNT 可数名词]柱头；柱顶 A capital is the top part of a stone column, which is sometimes decorated with stone leaves or other patterns. [TECHNICAL 术语] 9 See also:working capital ； Usage Note : Note that you must always use a capital letter with days of the week, months of the year, and festivals. ...on Monday the 13th of January. ...at Christmas. Names of seasons, however, usually begin with a small letter. ...in spring. Capitals must also be used with the names of countries and other places, as well with the adjectives and nouns derived from them, such as those which refer to their inhabitants or languages. ...in Portugal. ...the Swiss police. ...thousands of Germans... He spoke fluent Arabic. 注意，表示星期几、月份和节假日的词首字母必须大写: on Monday the 13th of January (1月13日，星期一)，at Christmas (圣诞节期间)。不过，表示季节的名词首字母通常小写: in spring (在春季)。国名、地名及其派生出来的表示其居民或语言等的形容词、名词首字母必须大写: in Portugal (在葡萄牙)，the Swiss police (瑞士警方)，thousands of Germans (成千上万的德国人)，He spoke fluent Arabic (他讲一口流利的阿拉伯语)。 10 [PHRASE 短语]从…中捞取好处；从…中渔利 If you say that someone is making capital out of a situation, you disapprove of the way they are gaining an advantage for themselves through other people's efforts or bad luck. [V inflects] [disapproval] [FORMAL 正式] He rebuked the President for trying to make political capital out of the hostage situation. 他谴责总统试图利用人质事件捞取政治利益。 11 [PHRASE 短语](用于强调某一字眼具有特殊意义)地道的，彻头彻尾的 You can use phrases such as 'Life with a capital L', to emphasize that a word has a particular significance in the situation you are talking about. [n PHR n] [emphasis] [INFORMAL 非正式] She's not feminist with a capital F but she's fairly controversial. 她不是个真正意义上的女权主义者，但却是个颇具争议的人物。
来源	2001.2

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