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capability n.能力；才能；性能；容量 (1) 他没有能力处理那件事。(2) 作为一个科学家,他具有从事重要科学研究的能力。(3) 工程师讲解了该飞机的技术性能。(4) 这些计算题甚至超出最先进的电脑运算容量。 Inside the word capability is the word ability. Note the fine distinction between them. If you have an ability, it means you know how to do something. If you have a capability, it means you have the power to do something. Buying uranium gives a country the capability of making nuclear weapons, but first they need scientists with the ability to do the work.

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英 [ˌkeɪpə'bɪləti] 美 [ˌkeɪpə'bɪləti] (1) He had no capability to deal with the matter.(2) As a scientist, he has the capability of doing important research.(3) The engineer explained the plane's technical capabilities.(4) These calculations are beyond the capabilities of even the most advanced computers. A capability is something a person or a thing is able to do. It's hard to find a cell phone that doesn't include other capabilities, like taking pictures or storing MP3s. 1[N-VAR 可变名词]能力；素质 If you have the capability or the capabilities to do something, you have the ability or the qualities that are necessary to do it.   [with supp]People experience differences in physical and mental capability depending on the time of day...在一天当中的不同时间，人的体力和脑力也会有所差异。The standards set four years ago in Seoul will be far below the athletes' capabilities now.4年前在首尔制定的标准将远远低于目前运动员的水平。2[N-VAR 可变名词](国家的)军事力量 A country's military capability is its ability to fight in a war. →see usage note at:capacity  [with supp]Their military capability has been reduced because their air force has proved not to be effective...由于空军战斗力不够强大，他们的军事实力有所下降。They have the capability to destroy the enemy in days rather than weeks.他们有能力在几天内，而不是几个星期内消灭敌人。

英语单词	capability
英美音标	英 [ˌkeɪpə'bɪləti] 美 [ˌkeɪpə'bɪləti]
中文释义	n.能力；才能；性能；容量
英语例句	(1) He had no capability to deal with the matter. (2) As a scientist, he has the capability of doing important research. (3) The engineer explained the plane's technical capabilities. (4) These calculations are beyond the capabilities of even the most advanced computers.
中文例句	(1) 他没有能力处理那件事。 (2) 作为一个科学家,他具有从事重要科学研究的能力。 (3) 工程师讲解了该飞机的技术性能。 (4) 这些计算题甚至超出最先进的电脑运算容量。
vocabulary简明	A capability is something a person or a thing is able to do. It's hard to find a cell phone that doesn't include other capabilities, like taking pictures or storing MP3s.
vocabulary扩展	Inside the word capability is the word ability. Note the fine distinction between them. If you have an ability, it means you know how to do something. If you have a capability, it means you have the power to do something. Buying uranium gives a country the capability of making nuclear weapons, but first they need scientists with the ability to do the work.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]能力；素质 If you have the capability or the capabilities to do something, you have the ability or the qualities that are necessary to do it. [with supp] People experience differences in physical and mental capability depending on the time of day... 在一天当中的不同时间，人的体力和脑力也会有所差异。 The standards set four years ago in Seoul will be far below the athletes' capabilities now. 4年前在首尔制定的标准将远远低于目前运动员的水平。 2 [N-VAR 可变名词](国家的)军事力量 A country's military capability is its ability to fight in a war. →see usage note at:capacity [with supp] Their military capability has been reduced because their air force has proved not to be effective... 由于空军战斗力不够强大，他们的军事实力有所下降。 They have the capability to destroy the enemy in days rather than weeks. 他们有能力在几天内，而不是几个星期内消灭敌人。

Capability Ability Word Note Means N Var 可变名词 [With