| 单词 | able |
| 释义 | able[ ey-buhl ] / ˈeɪ bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR able ON THESAURUS.COM adjective, a·bler, a·blest.having necessary power, skill, resources, or qualifications; qualified: able to lift a two-hundred-pound weight; able to write music; able to travel widely; able to vote. having unusual or superior intelligence, skill, etc.: an able leader. showing talent, skill, or knowledge: an able speech. legally empowered, qualified, or authorized. nounUsually Able . a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A. Origin of ableFirst recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin habilis “handy,” equivalent to hab(ēre) “to have, hold” + -ilis adjective suffix; see -ile SYNONYMS FOR able1 fit, fitted. 2 talented; skilled, clever, ingenious. 3 apt. SEE SYNONYMS FOR able ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR able1 incompetent. SEE ANTONYMS FOR able ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for able1. Able, capable, competent all mean possessing adequate power for doing something. Able implies power equal to effort required: able to finish in time. Capable implies power to meet or fulfill ordinary requirements: a capable worker. Competent suggests power to meet demands in a completely satisfactory manner: a competent nurse. OTHER WORDS FROM ableo·ver·a·ble, adjectiveo·ver·a·b·ly, adverbDefinition for able (2 of 2)-able a suffix meaning “capable of, susceptible of, fit for, tending to, given to,” associated in meaning with the word able, occurring in loanwords from Latin (laudable); used in English as a highly productive suffix to form adjectives by addition to stems of any origin (teachable; photographable). Also -ble, -ible. Origin of -ableMiddle English <Old French <Latin -ābilis, equivalent to -ā- final vowel of 1st conjugation v. stems + -bilis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for able (1 of 2)able / (ˈeɪbəl) / adjective(postpositive) having the necessary power, resources, skill, time, opportunity, etc, to do somethingable to swim capable; competent; talentedan able teacher law qualified, competent, or authorized to do some specific act Word Origin for ableC14: ultimately from Latin habilis easy to hold, manageable, apt, from habēre to have, hold + -ilis -ile British Dictionary definitions for able (2 of 2)-able suffix forming adjectivescapable of, suitable for, or deserving of (being acted upon as indicated)enjoyable; pitiable; readable; separable; washable inclined to; given to; able to; causingcomfortable; reasonable; variable Derived forms of -able-ably, suffix forming adverbs-ability, suffix forming nounsWord Origin for -ablevia Old French from Latin -ābilis, -ībilis, forms of -bilis, adjectival suffix Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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