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- capable ['keɪpəbəl]
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1.
adj
having ability, esp in many different fields; competent
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2.
adj
[postpositive;
foll by of] able or having the skill (to do something)- she is capable of hard work
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3.
adj
[postpositive;
foll by of] having the temperament or inclination (to do something)- he seemed capable of murder
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4.
adj
[Etymology]
C16: from French, from Late Latin cap
a bilis able to take in, from Latin capere to take
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1.
adj
having ability, esp in many different fields; competent
Examples
- capable of telling a lie
- 动辄撒谎
- Most of those aircraft are capable of launching anti-ship missiles.
- 这些飞机中的大部分都能发射反舰导弹。 → capable
- The Age of Reason is famous for being the period in which a person is considered capable of making reasoned judgments.
- 理性时代是一段非常著名的时期，我们通常认为那时的人有能力做出理性判断。 → age
- She's very capable of dishing out scathing criticism toward politicians.
- 她非常善于抨击政客。 → capable
- to be capable of sth
- [+speed, output] 有做某事的能力 → capable
- to be capable of doing sth
- 有做某事的能力 → capable
- Their example shows us what we are all capable of.
- 他们树立的榜样显示出我们也都能做到些什么。 → example
- a camera capable of taking a hundred exposures
- 能拍100张照片的照相机 → exposure
- she is capable of hard work → capable
- he seemed capable of murder → capable
nciku Note
“能够”怎么说？
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请勿混淆 able 和 capable。这两个词都可以表示某人能做某事。如果说某人 able to do something，表示他有能力做某事，因为他具做此事所需的知识或技能，或条件允许可以做此事。He wondered if he would be able to climb over the rail…They were able to use their profits for new investments. 注意，如果时态是过去时，则表示某人事实上已经做了某事。We were able to reduce costs. 如果某人 capable of doing something 表示他具备做某事的知识和技能，或者他有可能去做某事。The workers are perfectly capable of running the organization themselves… She was quite capable of ruining the project if it didn’t please her. 可以说某人 capable of 某种感情或行为。He’s capable of loyalty…I don’t believe he’s capable of murder. 也可以用 capable of 表示汽车或机器的性能。The car was capable of 110 miles per hour. 如果将某人描述为 able 或者 capable，说明他能力很强。His father was an able golfer…She’s certainly a capable gardener. |
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