faculty

faculty

a natural ability for a particular kind of action: a faculty for choosing the right friends
Not to be confused with:ability – a general word for power, native or acquired, enabling one to do things well: an ability for mathcapacity – actual or potential ability to perform or withstand: a capacity for hard worktalent – native ability or aptitude in a special field: a talent for art or music

fac·ul·ty

F0008800 (făk′əl-tē)n. pl. fac·ul·ties 1. a. An inherent power or ability: the faculty of speech.b. A talent or natural ability for something: has a wonderful faculty for storytelling.2. a. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The teachers and instructors of a school or college, or of one of its divisions, especially those considered permanent, full-time employees.b. One of the divisions of a college or university: the faculty of law.c. All of the members of a learned profession: the medical faculty.3. Authorization granted by authority; conferred power.4. Archaic An occupation; a trade.

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[Middle English faculte, from Old French, from Latin facultās, power, ability, from facilis, easy; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]

faculty

(ˈfækəltɪ) n, pl -ties1. one of the inherent powers of the mind or body, such as reason, memory, sight, or hearing2. any ability or power, whether acquired or inherent3. a conferred power or right4. (Education) a. a department within a university or college devoted to a particular branch of knowledgeb. the staff of such a departmentc. chiefly US and Canadian all the teaching staff at a university, college, school, etc5. (Education) all members of a learned profession6. archaic occupation[C14 (in the sense: department of learning): from Latin facultās capability; related to Latin facilis easy]

fac•ul•ty

(ˈfæk əl ti)

n., pl. -ties. 1. an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action. 2. one of the powers of the mind, as memory, reason, or speech. 3. an inherent capability of the body. 4. a. the entire teaching and administrative force of a university, college, or school. b. one of the departments of learning, as theology, medicine, or law, in a university. 5. the members of a learned profession. 6. a power or privilege conferred by the state, a superior, etc. [1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, Middle French < Latin facultās ability, power] syn: See ability.

Faculty

 members of a particular profession regarded as a body; a group of persons entrusted with the government and tuition in a college or university.Examples: faculty of advocates, 1711; of physicians and surgeons, 1511.

faculty

Any of the distinct branches of teaching at a college or university, or the body of teachers in a particular subject.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	faculty - one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mindmental faculty, moduleability, power - possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"attention - the faculty or power of mental concentration; "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention"language, speech - the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"retentiveness, retentivity, retention, memory - the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger"intellect, reason, understanding - the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"sensory faculty, sentiency, sentience, sense, sensation - the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing"volition, will - the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith
	2.	faculty - the body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university"staffbody - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body"school - an educational institution; "the school was founded in 1900"prof, professor - someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

faculty

noun1. power, ability, capacity, capability, potential the severed head still retains the faculty of feeling and thinking during several seconds2. ability, power, skill, facility, talent, gift, capacity, bent, capability, readiness, knack, propensity, aptitude, dexterity, cleverness, adroitness, turn A faculty for self-preservation is necessary when you have friends like hers.
ability failing, weakness, inability, shortcoming, weak point, unskilfulness3. department, school, discipline, profession, branch of learning the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences4. teaching staff, staff, teachers, professors, lecturers (chiefly U.S.) The faculty agreed on a change in the requirementsplural noun1. powers, reason, senses, intelligence, wits, capabilities, mental abilities, physical abilities He was drunk and not in control of his faculties.

faculty

noun1. An innate capability:aptitude, aptness, bent, flair, genius, gift, head, instinct, knack, talent, turn.2. Physical, mental, financial, or legal power to perform:ability, capability, capacity, competence, competency, might.3. Conferred power:authority, mandate, right.Law: competence, competency.

Translations

大学的系官能本领能力

faculty

(ˈfӕkəlti) – plural ˈfaculties – noun1. a power of the mind. the faculty of reason. 能力 能力2. a natural power of the body. the faculty of hearing. 官能 官能3. ability or skill. She has a faculty for saying the right thing. 本領 本领4. (often with capital) a section of a university. the Faculty of Arts/Science. (大學的)系 （大学的）系