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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary en·able DATE 15th century 1. a. to provide with the means or opportunity training that enables people to earn a living b. to make possible, practical, or easy a deal that would enable passage of a new law c. to cause to operate software that enables the keyboard 2. to give legal power, capacity, or sanction to a law enabling admission of a state English Etymology enable c.1460, from en- "make, put in" + able. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ enable en·able / i5neibl / verb1. [VN to inf] to make it possible for sb to do sth 使能够；使有机会 SYN allow :
The software enables you to access the Internet in seconds. 这种软件使你在几秒钟内便可访问互联网。 a new programme to enable older people to study at college 使老年人有机会在大学学习的新方案 2. to make it possible for sth to happen or exist by creating the necessary conditions 使成为可能；使可行；使实现 SYN allow :
▪ [VN to inf] Insulin enables the body to use and store sugar. 胰岛素使人体能够利用和贮存糖分。 ▪ [VN] a new train line to enable easier access to the stadium 到体育场更为便捷的新列车线路 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: AUTHORIZE 1, accredit, commission, empower, license Related Words: allow, let, permit, sanction 2 to render able often by giving power, strength, or competence to FF1C;her education enabled her to find an excellent jobFF1E; Synonyms: empower Related Words: allow, let, permit; condition, fit, prepare, qualify, ready Contrasted Words: inhibit, preclude, prevent; disallow, enjoin, forbid, prohibit Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged en·able \ə̇ˈnābəl, eˈ-\ transitive verb (enabled ; enabled ; enabling \-b(ə)liŋ\ ; enables) Etymology: Middle English enablen, from en- (I) + able, adjective 1. a. : to render able < enable a person to earn a living > : give power, strength, or competency < his particular theology enabling him to overcome some of the difficulties — S.F.Mason > b. : to make possible, practical, or easy < enabled passage of the anti-poll-tax law — H.F. & Katharine Pringle > 2. a. archaic : to give authority or sanction to : endow b. : to give legal capacity to 3. : to give the opportunity to : allow < examinations so designed that high-school graduates are enabled to pass > |
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