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ability n.能力；才能 (1) 这完全是你力所能及的工作。(2) 她有处变不惊的本事。(3) 他是个具有极高管理才能的人。(4) 这男孩显示出非凡的数学才能。(5) 她在演奏钢琴方面很有才能。(6) 他处理问题才干过人。 From the Old French ablate "expert at handling (something)," and that from the Latin habilitatem, "aptitude," comes the English ability, a noun indicating the power to act, perform, or accomplish. Capacity is similar in meaning to ability, but note that people have a capacity for doing something, and an ability to do something.

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英 [ə'bɪləti] 美 [ə'bɪləti] (1) This is a task well within your ability.(2) She has the ability to keep calm in an emergency.(3) He is a man of great executive ability.(4) The boy shows remarkable ability at math.(5) She has great ability at playing the piano.(6) He shows exceptional ability in solving problems. Ability is skill or talent. You might have the ability to blow bubbles, or sing in a falsetto, or dance the waltz. Or, just maybe, you have the ability to do all three things at once. Impressive! 1[N-SING 单数名词]能力 Your ability to do something is the fact that you can do it.   [N to-inf]The public never had faith in his ability to handle the job...公众从来不相信他有能力胜任这一职位。He has the ability to bring out the best in others.他能做到扬人之长。2[N-VAR 可变名词]才能；技能；本领 Your ability is the quality or skill that you have which makes it possible for you to do something.   [oft with poss]Her drama teacher spotted her ability...她的戏剧老师发现了她的才能。I have confidence in the ability of the players...我对于球员们的能力充满信心。They repeatedly questioned his leadership abilities...他们一再质疑他的领导才能。Does the school cater for all abilities?学校能够做到因材施教吗？3[PHRASE 短语]尽…所能地；竭尽全力地 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. I take care of them to the best of my abilities...我尽我所能地照顾他们。They tackled them to the best of their ability.他们竭尽全力给予解决。Usage Note :Do not confuse ability with capability and capacity. You often use ability to say that someone can do something well. He had remarkable ability as a musician. ...the ability to bear hardship. A person's capability is the amount of work they can do and how well they can do it. ...a job that was beyond the capability of one man. ...the director's ideas of the capability of the actor. If someone has a particular capacity, a capacity for something, or a capacity to do something, they have the qualities required to do it. Capacity is a more formal word than ability. ...their capacity for hard work. ...his capacity to see the other person's point of view.不要混淆 ability, capability 和 capacity。ability 常用于表示某人将某件事做好的能力：He had remarkable ability as a musician（他拥有杰出的音乐才华），the ability to bear hardship（承受苦难的能力）。capability 指某人所能完成的工作量以及所能达到的工作质量：a job that was beyond the capability of one man（个人力所不及的工作），the director's ideas of the capability of the actor（导演对于这个演员演技的看法）。capacity指做成某件事所需的素质， 用法比 ability 更加正式，例如 their capacity for hard work（他们能吃苦耐劳），his capacity to see the other person's point of view（他领会他人观点的能力）。

英语单词	ability
英美音标	英 [ə'bɪləti] 美 [ə'bɪləti]
中文释义	n.能力；才能
英语例句	(1) This is a task well within your ability. (2) She has the ability to keep calm in an emergency. (3) He is a man of great executive ability. (4) The boy shows remarkable ability at math. (5) She has great ability at playing the piano. (6) He shows exceptional ability in solving problems.
中文例句	(1) 这完全是你力所能及的工作。 (2) 她有处变不惊的本事。 (3) 他是个具有极高管理才能的人。 (4) 这男孩显示出非凡的数学才能。 (5) 她在演奏钢琴方面很有才能。 (6) 他处理问题才干过人。
vocabulary简明	Ability is skill or talent. You might have the ability to blow bubbles, or sing in a falsetto, or dance the waltz. Or, just maybe, you have the ability to do all three things at once. Impressive!
vocabulary扩展	From the Old French ablate "expert at handling (something)," and that from the Latin habilitatem, "aptitude," comes the English ability, a noun indicating the power to act, perform, or accomplish. Capacity is similar in meaning to ability, but note that people have a capacity for doing something, and an ability to do something.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-SING 单数名词]能力 Your ability to do something is the fact that you can do it. [N to-inf] The public never had faith in his ability to handle the job... 公众从来不相信他有能力胜任这一职位。 He has the ability to bring out the best in others. 他能做到扬人之长。 2 [N-VAR 可变名词]才能；技能；本领 Your ability is the quality or skill that you have which makes it possible for you to do something. [oft with poss] Her drama teacher spotted her ability... 她的戏剧老师发现了她的才能。 I have confidence in the ability of the players... 我对于球员们的能力充满信心。 They repeatedly questioned his leadership abilities... 他们一再质疑他的领导才能。 Does the school cater for all abilities? 学校能够做到因材施教吗？ 3 [PHRASE 短语]尽…所能地；竭尽全力地 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. I take care of them to the best of my abilities... 我尽我所能地照顾他们。 They tackled them to the best of their ability. 他们竭尽全力给予解决。 Usage Note : Do not confuse ability with capability and capacity. You often use ability to say that someone can do something well. He had remarkable ability as a musician. ...the ability to bear hardship. A person's capability is the amount of work they can do and how well they can do it. ...a job that was beyond the capability of one man. ...the director's ideas of the capability of the actor. If someone has a particular capacity, a capacity for something, or a capacity to do something, they have the qualities required to do it. Capacity is a more formal word than ability. ...their capacity for hard work. ...his capacity to see the other person's point of view. 不要混淆 ability, capability 和 capacity。ability 常用于表示某人将某件事做好的能力：He had remarkable ability as a musician（他拥有杰出的音乐才华），the ability to bear hardship（承受苦难的能力）。capability 指某人所能完成的工作量以及所能达到的工作质量：a job that was beyond the capability of one man（个人力所不及的工作），the director's ideas of the capability of the actor（导演对于这个演员演技的看法）。capacity指做成某件事所需的素质，用法比 ability 更加正式，例如 their capacity for hard work（他们能吃苦耐劳），his capacity to see the other person's point of view（他领会他人观点的能力）。

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