ability

[ə'biliti]

n.才能, 能力, 才智, 专门技能,天资

n.[C][U]

1. 能力; 能耐[+to-v]

She did the work to the best of her ability.

她已尽力去做那件工作了。

He is a man of great ability.

他是位能力很强的人。

2. 才能; 专门技能[P1]

The acting abilities of both are well-known.

两人的表演才能都是众所周知的。

词形变化

名词复数: abilities |

词义辨析

同义:

n.能力, 才能, 技能

power  skill  talent  competence  capacity  proficiency  efficiency  aptitude  

同义参见:

qualification  speciality  dowry  technique  resource  capability  faculty  efficacy  gift  facility  

反义:

n.能力; 才能

disability  inability  incapability  incapacity  

英英释义

名词 ability:

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

补充

abilityability英:[əˈbiliti] 美:[əˈbɪlɪti]n.1.能力; 力量His ability is limited.他的能力有限。She has no ability in that kind of work.她没有做那种工作的能力。The ability to use a language can be acquired by the act of using the language.运用语言的能力只能通过不断练习才能获得。2.智慧, 才智; 天资Most schools cater for children of different abilities.大多数学校能够满足具有不同天资的儿童的需要。

例句

1. The public never had faith in his ability to handle the job.公众从来都不相信他有能力胜任这份工作。 2. His depression had adversely affected his ability to judge between right and wrong.他的抑郁影响了他辨别是非的能力。 3. Eventually Alzheimer's patients lose the ability to swallow.最终阿尔茨海默病患者会失去吞咽的能力。 4. She has the ability to bring out the best in others.她能最大限度地激发他人的潜能。 5. Massage has the ability to relieve stress.按摩能够缓解压力。 6. He had remarkable ability as a musician.他在音乐方面才华横溢。 7. his remarkable intellectual ability他超凡的智慧 8. I take care of them to the best of my abilities.我尽我所能地照顾他们。 9. A person of his ability will have no difficulty getting a job.以他的能力，找个工作决非难事。 10. an ability to make decisions决策能力 11. the manager had lost his ability to motivate the players.经理已经无法调动球员的积极性。 12. a man of exceptional ability.具有超凡才能的人。 13. a student of below average ability.智力水平偏低的学生。 14. [count noun]pupils of all abilities.具有各种才智的学生。 15. much depends on the person's abilities and aptitudes.有好多事是取决于一个人的才干和天赋的。 16. a young woman with many remarkable musical/artistic/athletic abilities在音乐/艺术/体育领域能力非凡的年轻女性。 17. a teacher with an ability to inspire his students能启迪学生的教师 18. Does he have the ability [=authority] to fire employees?他有解雇员工的权力吗？ 19. "a writer's ability [=capability, capacity] to interest readers"作家吸引读者的才能 20. a young woman of great musical/artistic/athletic ability在音乐/艺术/体育领域能力非凡的年轻女性 21. She has shown some ability with foreign languages.她在外语学习方面展现出一些天赋。 22. He always works to the best of his ability. [=as well as he can]他工作起来总是全力以赴。