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capacity

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近义词role position function duty

n. 能力；容量；资格，地位；生产力

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复数: capacities;

助记提示

1、cap + -acity(复合后缀：-ace, -ity).
2、-ace is from Latin adjectival suffix -ax, genitive -acis.
3、含义：ability to hold.

英英释意

1. ability to perform or produce

2. the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment;: "the capability of a metal to be fused"

3. the amount that can be contained;: "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons"

4. the maximum production possible;: "the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity"

5. a specified function;: "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary"

6. (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive;: "the capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytes"

7. an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored

8. the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior

9. tolerance for alcohol;: "he had drunk beyond his capacity"

英文词源

capacity (n.): early 15c., from Middle French capacité "ability to hold" (15c.), from Latin capacitatem (nominative capacitas) "breadth, capacity, capability of holding much," noun of state from capax (genitive capacis) "able to hold much," from capere "to take" (see capable). Meaning "largest audience a place can hold" is 1908.

同义词辨析

ability, capacity, capability, genius, talent, competence, faculty, gift, aptitude

这些名词均可表示人的"能力，才能"之意。

ability：普通用词，指人先天的或学来的各种能力。

capacity：侧重指人的潜在能力，通常不指体力，多指才智，尤指接受与领悟能力。

capability：多用于人，指胜任某项具体工作的能力，也指本身具有、尚未发挥的潜在能力。常与of或for连用。

genius：语气最强，指天赋的高度才能与智力。

talent：着重指人某方面具有可发展和培养的突出天赋才能，但语意比genius弱。

competence：正式用词，侧重指令人满意的业务能力与水平，达到胜任某项工作等的要求。

faculty：指特殊的才能或智力。

gift：着重个人的天赋的才能或在某方面的显著本领，常暗含不能用一般规律作解释的意味。

aptitude：多指先天或后天习得的运用自如的能力，常暗示接受能力强，能迅速掌握一种学术训练或艺术技巧。

考试真题

Its capacity actually knows no limits.

It can enlarge our brain capacity.

How new technology hinders memory capacity.

But is there a point where it reaches capacity?The answer is no, because brains are more sophisticated than that.

It's their enormous capacity for joy.

In future, companies may develop hybrid (混合的) models, listing excess capacity (whether vehicles, equipment or office.

Last year the American car industry had the capacity to make 17 million vehicles.

their production capacity has shrunk to less than half of the previous year

According to a new Pew Research Center survey on women and leadership, most Americans find women indistinguishable from men on key leadership traits such as intelligence and capacity for innovation, with many saying they're stronger than men in terms of b

But is there a point where it reaches capacity?

The British airports Authority, recently bought by a Spanish company, says the root cause of the problem is not the ownership structure, but a lack of runway and terminal capacity, which it's addressing through a programme of heavy investment.

We have to be back at full capacity tomorrow morning.

without upgrades and new capacity, bridges, roads and power systems are unable to cope with expanding populations.

The reasoning behind this saying is that low oil prices discourage investment in new production capacity, eventually shifting the oil supply curve backward and bringing prices back up as existing oil fields—which can be tapped at relatively low marginal cost—are depleted.

The large base he leads resembles a snowed-in college campus on holiday break, with the capacity to sleep more than 10 times the 13 people who were staying on through the Antarctic winter.

Social science can also teach politician, how to avoid our collective capacity for self-destructive behaviour.

But onlyif they operate at near capacity,otherwise, their overall efficiency is poor.

In our times, human shrewdness has mastered the deep mysteries of the earth at a level far beyond the capacities of earlier peoples.

It increases parking capacity.

At the time, it became clear that the newly reunified Berlin would need a modern airport with far greater capacity than its existing airports.

Social science can also teach politicians, how to avoid our collective capacity for self-destructive behaviour.

The reasoning behind this saying is that low oil prices discourage investment in new production capacity, eventually shifting the oil supply curve backward and bringing prices back up as existing oil fields—which can be tapped at relatively low marginal c

A great American, James Madison, referred to: "the capacity of mankind for self-government."

In the first move of its kind, all travelers will be forced to stand on both sides of escalators on the London underground as part of a plan to increase capacity at the height of the rush hour.

The author is proud of man's capacity.

The capacity of escalation hasn't been made full use of.

Tube bosses claim that capacity was limited because so few people wanted to walk up—meaning only one side was used at all times.

Researchers in the late 1960 covered that humans are born with the capacity to approach challenges in four primary ways: analytically, procedurally, relationally ( ' , or collaboratively) and innovatively.

At puberty, however, the brain shuts down half of that capacity, preserving only those modes of thought that have seemed most valuable during the first decade or so of life.

The most famous of these efforts was initiated by Noam Chomsky, who suggested that humans are born with an innate language-acquisition capacity that dictates a universal grammar.

Humans are unique in their capacity to not only make tools but then turn around and use them to create superfluous material goods - paintings, sculpture and architecture - and superfluous experiences - music, literature, religion and philosophy.

At the end of adolescence, however, the brain shuts down half of that capacity, preserving only those modes of thought that have seemed most valuable during the first decade or so of life.

But a boost in the storage capacity of batteries is making their ability to keep power flowing around the clock more likely.

But the remaining trees draw a greater share of the available moisture, so they grow and thrive, restoring the forest's capacity to pull carbon from the air.

Helping forests flourish as valuable "carbon sinks" long into the future may require reducing their capacity to absorb carbon now.

Humans are unique in their capacity to not only make tools but then turn around and use them to create superfluous material goods—paintings, sculpture and architecture—and superfluous experiences—music, literature, religion and philosophy.

Researchers in the late 1960s discovered that humans are born with the capacity to approach challenges in four primary ways: analytically, procedurally, relationally and innovatively.

We still have the imaginative capacity to rise above temptation and reverse the high-speed trend.

实用场景例句

acting in her capacity as manager: 以她作为经理的身份行事

We are simply involved in an advisory capacity on the project.: 我们只不过是以顾问身份参与这个项目。

The factory is working at full capacity.: 这家工厂在开足马力生产。

an engine with a capacity of 1 600 ccs: 一台功率为1.6升的发动机

intellectual capacity: 智能

your capacity to enjoy life: 你那享受生活乐趣的能力

The theatre has a seating capacity of 2 000.: 那座剧院能容纳2 000名观众。

a fuel tank with a capacity of 50 litres: 可装50升油的油箱

The hall was filled to capacity (= was completely full) .: 大厅内座无虚席。

They played to a capacity crowd (= one that filled all the space or seats) .: 他们给人山人海的观众表演。

She has an enormous capacity for hard work.: 她特别能吃苦耐劳。

Limited resources are restricting our capacity for developing new products.: 有限的资源正制约着我们开发新产品的能力。

Our capacity for giving care, love and attention is limited...: 我们能够给予的关怀、关爱和关注是有限的。

Her mental capacity and temperament are as remarkable as his.: 她的才智和气质和他一样出众。

...the amount of spare capacity in the economy...: 经济中的剩余生产能力

Bread factories are working at full capacity...: 面包厂正在全力生产。

...an aircraft with a bomb-carrying capacity of 454 kg.: 载弹量为454千克的飞机

...a feature which gave the vehicles a much greater fuel capacity than other trucks.: 使这些车辆的储油量远远超过其他卡车的一个特点

...the fuel tanks, which had a capacity of 140 litres...: 容量为140升的油箱

Grease 6 ramekin dishes of 150 ml (5-6 fl oz) capacity.: 将6个容量为150毫升(5至6液盎司)的烤盘涂上油。

Each stadium had a seating capacity of about 50,000...: 每个体育场均可容纳5万人左右。

Toronto hospital maternity wards were filled to capacity.: 多伦多医院的产房都已住满了。

A capacity crowd of 76,000 people was at Wembley football stadium for the event.: 温布利球场座无虚席，76,000人前来观看这场比赛。

Ms Halliwell visited the Philippines in her capacity as a Special Representative of Unicef...: 哈利韦尔女士以联合国儿童基金会特别代表的身份访问了菲律宾。

This article is written in a personal capacity...: 本文是以个人名义所写。

Identify interoperability issues with the organization's partners ( for example, topology, protocol ): 确定与合作伙伴的互用性问题 ( 例如, 拓扑、协议 )

She worked here in the capacity of nurse.: 她在这里当护士.

As your father, I can set you free, but in my capacity as a king of the country I must do my duty and punish you.: 作为你父亲, 我可以释放你, 但作为一个国王,我必须履行我的职责处罚你.

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