| 英语单词 | capacity |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [kə'pæsəti] 美 [kə'pæsəti] |
| 中文释义 | n.容量；容积；能力；职位；资格 |
| 英语例句 | (1) That bowl has a capacity of two pints. (2) What is the capacity of this jug? (3) He has a great capacity for learning languages. (4) China's grain production capacity has improved. (5) He participated in an unofficial capacity. (6) She alone was in a capacity to begin the negotiation. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 那只碗的容量有两品脱。 (2) 这个水壶的容积多大? (3) 他学语言的能力很强。 (4) 中国的粮食生产能力提高了。 (5) 他参与了一个非官方的职位。 (6) 只有她有资格开始谈判。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Capacity describes your ability to do something or the amount something can hold. If your bird cage is at full capacity, you can't stuff one more feathered friend in there without causing a birdie claustrophobia. |
| vocabulary扩展 | From the Latin word capacitatem meaning “breadth, capacity,” capacity is a noun that in the simplest sense means "ability" or "capability": the capability of a room to hold a certain number of people, the ability of a law to change crime rates, your ability to pick up foreign languages. You might hear about factories working at "full capacity" — that means at full speed, producing as much as they possibly can. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-VAR 可变名词]能力；才能 Your capacity for something is your ability to do it, or the amount of it that you are able to do. [oft with poss]
2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](工厂、企业、地区的)生产量，生产（或运输）能力 The capacity of something such as a factory, industry, or region is the quantity of things that it can produce or deliver with the equipment or resources that are available.
3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（设备的）容量，功率，马力 The capacity of a piece of equipment is its size or power, often measured in particular units.
4 [N-VAR 可变名词]（容器的）容积，容量 The capacity of a container is its volume, or the amount of liquid it can hold, measured in units such as litres or gallons.
5 [N-SING 单数名词](建筑、地方、车辆的)可容纳人数，载客量 The capacity of a building, place, or vehicle is the number of people or things that it can hold. If a place is filled to capacity, it is as full as it can possibly be. [also no det]
6 [ADJ 形容词]座无虚席的；满场的；挤满的 A capacity crowd or audience completely fills a theatre, sports stadium, or other place. [ADJ n]
7 [N-COUNT 可数名词]身份；职责；职位 If you do something in a particular capacity, you do it as part of a particular job or duty, or because you are representing a particular organization or person. [with supp] [WRITTEN 笔语]
Usage Note : Do not confuse capacity with ability and capability. 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. 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. 不要混淆 capacity，ability 和 capability。capacity 比 ability 更加正式， 表示具有做某事所必需的特质: their capacity for hard work (他们能吃苦耐劳), his capacity to see the other person's point of view (他理解他人观点的能力)。ability 常用来表示能够做好某事: 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 表示能完成的工作量及工作质量: 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 (导演对那个演员演技的评价)。 |
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