| 单词 | capability |
| 释义 | capability (once / 923 pages) 1n 2n 3n A capability is something a person or a thing is able to do. It's hard to find a cell phone that doesn't include other capabilities, like taking pictures or storing MP3s. Inside the word capability is the word ability. Note the fine distinction between them. If you have an ability, it means you know how to do something. If you have a capability, it means you have the power to do something. Buying uranium gives a country the capability of making nuclear weapons, but first they need scientists with the ability to do the work. WORD FAMILYcapability: capabilities+/capable: capability, capableness, capabler, capablest, capably, incapable/incapability: incapabilities/incapable: incapability, incapableness, incapably USAGE EXAMPLES"Mitigation capabilities," says Jonathan Hunter, CEO of Department 13, "are therefore limited." Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) It was unclear if Trump meant he would stop North Korea or he was simply doubting the country’s capabilities. Time(Jan 02, 2017) Hanman focused on the recent test of a liquid-fueled rocket engine as proof of this emerging capability for the North. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 n the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally 2he worked to the limits of his capability Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper capableness incapability, incapableness the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally associability, associableness the capability of being easily associated or joined or connected in thought defensibilitycapability of being defended executabilitycapability of being executed capacitycapability to perform or produce military capability, military posture, military strength, posture, strengthcapability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war operating capability, performance capabilitythe capability of a technological system to perform as intended overkillthe capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required sea powernaval strength firepower(military) the relative capacity for delivering fire on a target envelopethe maximum operating capability of a system (especially an aircraft) ability the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment n an aptitude that may be developed 3Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper capableness, potentiality incapability, incapableness lack of potential for development perfectibility the capability of becoming perfect compass, grasp, range, reachthe limit of capability imperfectibilitythe capability of becoming imperfect ken, sightthe range of vision aptitude inherent ability n the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment the capability of a metal to be fused Syn|Hypo|Hyper capacity resistance the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents activity(chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction susceptibility, susceptibleness the state of being susceptible; easily affected |
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