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  • Conjugation : pl  faculties
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

faculty ['fækəltɪ]
  1. 1. noun [c] (sense,ability) 官能
  2. 2. noun [c/u] [BRIT] [of university] 学院
  3. 3. noun [c/u] [US] (teaching staff) 全体教师

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

faculty [ˈfækəltɪ]
  1. 1. n.[c] 官能机能能力
    Sensing with all his faculties, his most subtle emotions were aroused.
    所有感官感受,他最细微的情感唤醒了。
  2. 2. n.[c] [American English] 全体教职员
    Dr.Roberts is a leading expert and heads the faculty at the university.
    罗伯特博士是这所大学首席专家全体教职员的领头人。
  3. 3. n.[c] 技巧技能特殊才能
  4. 4. n.[c] 院,系,部
    The faculty at my school decided to have a fundraiser.
    我们学院决定进行一次筹款

Collins English-English Dictionary

faculty ['fækəltɪ]
  1. 1. n one of the inherent powers of the mind or body, such as reason, memory, sight, or hearing
  2. 2. n any ability or power, whether acquired or inherent
  3. 3. n a conferred power or right
  4. 4. n a department within a university or college devoted to a particular branch of knowledge
  5. 5. n the staff of such a department
  6. 6. n [chiefly US and Canadian] all the teaching staff at a university, college, school, etc
  7. 7. n all members of a learned profession
  8. 8. n [Archaic] occupation
  9. 9. n [Etymology] C14 (in the sense: department of learning): from Latin facultas capability; related to Latin facilis easy

Examples

the faculty of hearing, speech, etc
听、说等的官能
on the faculty
(院校)系里的成员
Faculty members who come from working-class backgrounds could serve as mentors for these students.
来自工人阶级家庭的教学人员可以做这些学生的辅导工作。
She has the faculty to learn languages easily.
她有轻而易举学会语言的才能。
A faculty granted by the pope to deviate from the common law of the Church
特许由教皇特批的超越一般宗教法则的特权

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