ability

英 [əˈbɪləti]

美 [əˈbɪləti]

n.  能力; 才能; 本领; 才智

复数：abilities　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.946 / COCA.783

同义词辨析

abilitycapabilitycapacitycompetence【导航词义：能力，才能】

牛津词典

noun

• 能力
  the fact that sb/sth is able to do sth
  1. The system has the ability to run more than one program at the same time.
     该系统能够同时运行一个以上的程序。
  2. Everyone has the right to good medical care regardless of their ability to pay.
     无论支付能力如何，每个人都有权得到良好的医疗。
  3. A gentle form of exercise will increase your ability to relax.
     和缓的运动锻炼会提高自我放松的能力。
• 才能；本领；才智
  a level of skill or intelligence
  1. Almost everyone has some musical ability.
     几乎人人都有一些音乐才能。
  2. He was a man of extraordinary abilities.
     他才干卓著。
  3. students of mixed abilities
     能力各不相同的学生
  4. A woman of her ability will easily find a job.
     有她那样才能的女性找工作不难。
  5. I try to do my job to the best of my ability (= as well as I can) .
     我尽全力做好我的工作。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 能力
  Yourability todo something is the fact that you can do it.
  1. 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。
  2. He has the ability to bring out the best in others.
     他能做到扬人之长。
• N-VAR 才能;技能;本领
  Yourabilityis the quality or skill that you have which makes it possible for you to do something.
  1. Her drama teacher spotted her ability...
     她的戏剧老师发现了她的才能。
  2. I have confidence in the ability of the players...
     我对于球员们的能力充满信心。
  3. They repeatedly questioned his leadership abilities...
     他们一再质疑他的领导才能。
  4. Does the school cater for all abilities?
     学校能够做到因材施教吗？
• PHRASE 尽…所能地；竭尽全力地
  If you do somethingto the best ofyourabilitiesorto the best ofyourability, you do it as well as you can.
  1. I take care of them to the best of my abilities...
     我尽我所能地照顾他们。
  2. They tackled them to the best of their ability.
     他们竭尽全力给予解决。

Do not confuseabilitywithcapabilityandcapacity. You often useabilityto say that someone can do something well.He had remarkable ability as a musician. ...the ability to bear hardship.A person'scapabilityis 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 particularcapacity, acapacityfor something, or acapacityto do something, they have the qualities required to do it.Capacityis a more formal word thanability....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）。

英英释义

noun

• the quality of being able to perform
• possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
  1. danger heightened his powers of discrimination
  Synonym:power

双语例句

• They tackled them to the best of their ability.
  他们竭尽全力给予解决。
• She could hardly expect her employer to provide her with testimonials to her character and ability.
  她可不敢指望雇主给她出具关于她品格和能力的证明书。
• As to ability, I am not your match.
  讲能力，我不如你。
• You need an undying belief in your own ability.
  你要坚定不移地相信自己的能力。
• No one doubted his ability, his industry or his integrity.
  没人怀疑他的能力、勤奋和正直。
• Her drama teacher spotted her ability
  她的戏剧老师发现了她的才能。
• Testosterone does not increase their erectile or orgasmic ability.
  睾酮没有提高男性勃起或达到性高潮的能力。
• They are deprived of the ability to exercise the most rudimentary workers 'rights.
  他们被剥夺了行使最基本的工人权利的资格。
• The American economy, and its ability to compete abroad, was slowing down according to the report.
  根据这项报告，美国经济及其海外竞争能力发展的速度开始放缓。
• Stewardesses on planes should be employed for their ability, not for their looks.
  应该根据能力而不是容貌来录用飞机上的女服务员。