ability

n. 能力，能耐；才能

n.

能力，资格；能耐，才能；

变形

复数：abilities

双语释义

[S]能力 the fact that sb/sth is able to do sth; capacity or power to do sth physical or mental

[C][U]聪明; 智慧; 智力; 技能 a level of skill or intelligence; a level of skill at doing sth

英英释义

ability[ ə'biliti ]

n.

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done

同义词：power

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

acquire ability习得能力

appreciate ability赏识才干

assess ability评估能力

conceal one's ability不显露能力

cultivate one's ability培养自己的能力

demonstrate ability显露能力

develop one's ability提高自己的能力

depreciate sb's ability贬抑某人的能力

discover sb's ability发现某人的能力

display one's ability表现才能

distrust sb's ability不相信某人的能力

doubt ability怀疑能力

enhance ability增强能力

estimate ability评价能力

evince ability表明能力

exhibit ability展示能力

have ability有能力

have both ability and moral integrity德才兼备

hide ability不显露能力

improve one's ability提高能力

increase one's ability增强能力

lack ability缺乏能力

lose ability失去能力

measure sb's ability衡量某人的才能

misuse ability滥用能力

overrate sb's ability高估某人的能力

overestimate sb's ability高估某人的能力

possess ability具有能力

prostitute one's ability滥用能力

recognize sb's ability认可能力

show ability显现能力

test ability检测能力

use ability运用能力

weigh ability估量能力

形容词+～

abstract ability抽象能力

academic ability学术能力

administrative ability行政管理能力

all-round ability多方面的才能

amazing ability惊人的能力

artistic ability艺术才能

associative ability联想能力

athletic ability运动能力

average ability一般能力，中等的能力

climbing ability（飞机的）爬升能力

cognitive ability认知能力

communicative ability交际能力

comparative ability相比较而言的能力

conceptual ability概念能力

concrete ability具体能力

considerable ability非凡的才能

contingent ability应变能力

crafty ability巧妙的能力

creative ability创造性才能

debt-paying ability偿债能力

diplomatic ability外交才干

distinguished ability出众的能力

dodging ability规避能力

dyeing ability着色力

educative ability教育能力

entrepreneurial ability企业家能力

exceptional ability杰出的才能

extraordinary ability超凡的才能

financial ability财力

general ability普通能力

great ability高强的本领,雄才

high ability能力强

imaginative ability想象力

inherent ability固有的能力

innate ability天赋的才干

intellectual ability智力,智能

inventive ability发明创造的才能

latent ability潜能

limited ability有限的能力

linguistic ability语言能力

low ability能力低

manifold abilities多方面的才能

manipulative-mechanical ability操作机械的能力

marginal ability勉强合格的能力

mathematical ability数学能力

mental ability心智能力

mixed ability各不相同的能力

musical ability音乐才能

natural ability天生的能力

oratorical ability口才

organizational ability组织能力

organizing ability组织能力

outstanding ability卓越的才干

peculiar ability特殊的能力

pecuniary ability财力

penetrating ability突防能力，突破能力

physical ability体能

potential ability潜力

practical ability实践能力

primary ability主要能力

productive ability生产力

professional ability业务能力

proven ability已证实的才能

psychomotor ability心理动作动力

quicksilver ability无孔不入的穿插能力

rare ability罕见的才能

remarkable ability非凡的才干

roll-taking ability角色扮演能力

special ability特殊才能

striking ability惊人的才能

substantial ability卓越的能力

superior ability卓越的能力

technical ability技术的能力

uncanny ability杰出的能力

unusual ability非凡的能力

名词+～

acting ability表演才能

aural comprehension ability听力理解能力

brush ability作画性能

business ability商业才干

cancellation ability划消能力，注销能力

dye ability染色力

language ability语言能力

leadership ability领导能力

learning ability学习能力

listening ability听力

literary ability文字能力

market ability适销性

profit ability收益能力

range ability活动半径；远航力；最大射程

reading ability阅读能力

speaking ability会话能力

tax ability纳税能力

teaching ability教学能力

writing ability写作能力

～+名词

ability grouping能力分组；因材施教

介词+～

according to one's ability根据自己的能力

beyond one's ability超出某人的能力

in ability在能力方面

a level of ability能力水平

a range of ability/abilities能力的高低范围

an ounce of ability少许才能

man of ability能干的人

person of great ability具有雄才大略的人

～+介词

ability at在…方面的能力

ability for做…的能力

ability in在…方面的能力

ability with在…方面的能力

词组短语

innovation ability创新能力

ability for在…的能力

learning ability学习能力

practical ability实践能力；实际能力

technical ability技术能力

reading ability阅读能力

management ability管理能力

writing ability写作能力；书写能力

working ability工作能力，加工能力

physical ability体能，体质能力；身体能力

cognitive ability认知能力

service ability工作能力

ability to pay支付能力

combining ability配合力

develop ability发挥才能

executive ability执行力；行政能力

natural ability本能

administrative ability行政能力；经营才能

unique ability独有能力

adaptive ability自适应能力

同近义词辨析

capacity表示非生命物体的能力(容纳某事物的能力，生产力)

capability能做某事的素质，能力

faculty 侧重一种天生的能力 后三者表示有生命的物体的能力

ability做体力、脑力或机械工作的能力或力量；智慧，才能；天资，天分

这组词都有“能力，才能”的意思，其区别是：

gift着重个人的天赋的才能或在某方面的显著本领，常暗含不能用一般规律作解释的意味。

genius语气最强，指天赋的高度才能与智力。

aptitude多指先天或后天习得的运用自如的能力，常暗示接受能力强，能迅速掌握一种学术训练或艺术技巧。

talent着重指人某方面具有可发展和倍养的突出天赋才能，但语意比genius弱。

capacity侧重指人的潜在能力，通常不指体力，多指才智，尤指接受与领悟能力。

capability多用于人，指胜任某项具体工作的能力，也指本身具有、尚未发挥的潜在能力。常与of或for连用。

faculty指特殊的才能或智力。

ability普通用词，指人先天的或学来的各种能力。

competence正式用词，侧重指令人满意的业务能力与水平，达到胜任某项工作等的要求。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

This is a task well within your ability.
这完全是你力所能及的工作。

She has the ability to keep calm in an emergency.
她有处变不惊的本事。

He is a man of great executive ability.
他是个具有极高管理才能的人。

The boy shows remarkable ability at math.
这男孩显示出非凡的数学才能。

She has great ability at playing the piano.
她在演奏钢琴方面很有才能。

He shows exceptional ability in solving problems.
他处理问题才干过人。

权威例句

ability (n.)

late 14c., from Old French ableté "expert at handling (something)," from Latin habilitatem (nominative habilitas) "aptitude," noun of quality from habilis "easy to manage, handy" (see able). One case where a Latin silent -h- failed to make a return in English (despite efforts of 16c.-17c. scholars); see H.

1. He suits with his ability.

以他的能力，他可以胜任。

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2. I have never doubted about her ability.

我对她的才能从未怀疑过。

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3. In ability she towers over all the others in her class.

她的能力胜过班上的所有其他同学。

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4. The committee lacked a correct estimate of his ability.

委员会对他的能力缺乏正确的评价。

5. She dwarfed all her rivals in athletic ability.

她在体育运动方面的才能使她的对手相形见绌。

6. As to ability, I am not your match.

讲能力，我不如你。

7. He acquired an enviable reputation in literary and art circles for his artistic ability.

他的艺术才能使他蜚声文艺界。

8. I trust in his ability to pass the examination.

我相信他有能力通过考试。

9. Like other candidates, I have the ability to do this job.

和其他人一样，我有能力完成这份工作。

10. The fact that you have the ability to do something empowers you to do it, whatever the task might be.

不论任务是什么，事实就是你有能力做些什么来准许你自己去做些什么。

11. On （the） one hand I admire your ability, but on the other （hand） I distrust your judgment.

一方面我钦佩你的才能,但另一方面我不相信你的判断力.

12. If you have a musical ability, you should use it.

如果你有音乐的能力，你可以使用它。

13. What can they tell us about your ability and personality?

他们对你的能力和个性会说些什么？

14. It can give you the ability to store indefinitely your session data where it can be retrieved not only after a restart, but from any of a number of machines in a cluster.

它可以给予您无限地存储会话数据的能力，使您的会话数据不仅可以在重新启动后检索，还可以从群集中许多机器中的任意一个检索。

15. But what is the nature of that ability?

可是这种预警能力到底是什么呢？

16. Mean what you say. Say it with confidence in your ability to parent and with authority based on this confidence.

先想好说什么，然后用你作为父母的能力自信地说出来，在这份自信上建立起你的权威。

17. In fact, you always have the ability to apply a relation on any object (or set of objects).

实际上，你永远有把关联应用到任何对象（或者一组对象）的能力。

18. Their ability recovered after about three days in the field.

大概在野外三天之后，他们的能力恢复了。

19. I assume they ask me because they believe a teacher should know the answers. Either that or they look at my gray hair and beard and believe that my age necessitates my ability to know.

我想他们问我是因为他们相信一个老师应该知道答案，或者因为他们看到我灰白的头发和胡子而相信我的年龄应该有这个能力知道该怎么做。

20. Many tools have some support for this in their ability to support multiple users.

许多工具的支持多用户的能力都对这一点有一些支持。

21. But when we focus on God and His ability and willingness to help us in every way -- all our excuses become insignificant.

但是当我们聚焦在神时，他的能力和意愿会用任何方法去帮助我们---我们所有的借口都变得毫无意义。

22. So if the arrow of time is based on our consciousness and our ability to perceive it, then do people like you who understand it more fully experience time differently then the rest of us?

如果时间之箭是基于我们的意识和感知它的能力，那么像你这样更充分地理解它的人与我们其他人相比是否有不同的时间体验？

23. All this becomes possible in the online world because of the ability to target and measure.

所有这些之所以成为可能，是因为具备定向和度量的能力。

24. The power of ideas and the ability to turn them into useful things is what propels us forward as a society.

点子的力量和将它们转化成有用的东西的能力是将我们如社会一样向前推动的源动力。

25. When we want to encourage the growth of human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve.

当我们想促进人类精神的发展，我们助长人类解决问题的能力，就像我们在学校为我们的孩子们设置需要解决的问题一样。

26. When we want to encourage the growth of human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve.

当我们想促进人类精神的发展，我们助长人类解决问题的能力，就像我们在学校为我们的孩子们设置需要解决的问题一样。