| 单词 | able |
| 释义 | able /ay"beuhl/, adj., abler, ablest, n. adj. 1. 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. 2. having unusual or superior intelligence, skill, etc.: an able leader. 3. showing talent, skill, or knowledge: an able speech. 4. legally empowered, qualified, or authorized. n. 5. (usually cap.) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A. [1275-1325; ME < MF < L habilis handy, equiv. to hab(ere) to have, hold + -ilis -ILE] Syn. 1. fit, fitted. 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. 2. talented; skilled, clever, ingenious. 3. apt. Ant. 1. incompetent. |
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