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单词 capability
释义
capability
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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 FAMILY
capability: 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)
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n the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally
he worked to the limits of his capability
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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
defensibility
capability of being defended
executability
capability of being executed
capacity
capability to perform or produce
military capability, military posture, military strength, posture, strength
capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
operating capability, performance capability
the capability of a technological system to perform as intended
overkill
the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required
sea power
naval strength
firepower
(military) the relative capacity for delivering fire on a target
envelope
the 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
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n an aptitude that may be developed
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capableness, potentiality
incapability, incapableness
lack of potential for development
perfectibility
the capability of becoming perfect
compass, grasp, range, reach
the limit of capability
imperfectibility
the capability of becoming imperfect
ken, sight
the range of vision
aptitude
inherent ability
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n the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
the capability of a metal to be fused
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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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