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单词 enable
释义 en·able
\ə̇ˈnābəl, eˈ-\ transitive verb
(enabled ; enabled ; enabling \-b(ə)liŋ\ ; enables)
Etymology: Middle English enablen, from en- (I) + able, adjective
1.
 a. : to render able
  < enable a person to earn a living >
  : give power, strength, or competency
  < his particular theology enabling him to overcome some of the difficulties — S.F.Mason >
 b. : to make possible, practical, or easy
  < enabled passage of the anti-poll-tax law — H.F. & Katharine Pringle >
2.
 a. archaic : to give authority or sanction to : endow
 b. : to give legal capacity to
3. : to give the opportunity to : allow
 < examinations so designed that high-school graduates are enabled to pass >
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