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a·bil·i·ty AHD[ə-bĭlʹĭ-tē] D.J.[əˈbɪlɪtiː]K.K.[əˈbɪlɪti]n.（名词）pl. a.bil.i.ties 【复数】- The quality of being able to do something; the physical, mental, financial, or legal power to perform.能力，资格：做某事的能力；去实施某事的体力、智力、经济或法律的力量
- A natural or acquired skill or talent.能耐，才能：天生的或后天获得的技巧或才能
- Middle English abilite 中古英语 abilite
- from Old French habilite 源自 古法语 habilite
- from Latin habilitās 源自 拉丁语 habilitās
- from habilis [handy] * see able 源自 habilis [手灵巧的] * 参见 able
ability, capacity, faculty, talent, skill, competence, aptitude- These nouns denote the qualities in a person that permit or facilitate achievement or accomplishment.这些名词都表示某人具有取得进步或成功的素质。
- Ability is the power, mental or physical, to do something: Ability 是指智力或体力上具有做某事的能力： "To make a fortune some assistance from fate is essential. Ability alone is insufficient" (Ihara Saikaku). “要致富，光靠能力是不够的，还得看机遇” （伊哈拉·塞科古）。
- Capacity refers to an innate potential for growth, development, or accomplishment: Capacity 指天赋的，如生长、发展或成功的潜力： "Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired" (Plautus). “智慧的获得是依靠才能而不是年龄” （普洛提斯）。
- Faculty denotes an inherent power or ability: Faculty 指内在的力量或能力： An unerring faculty for detecting hypocrisy is one of her most useful attributes.能无误地看出伪善的能力是她身上最有用的特征之一。
- Talent emphasizes inborn ability, especially in the arts: Talent 强调天生的才能，尤其是在艺术方面： "There is no substitute for talent. Industry and all the virtues are of no avail" (Aldous Huxley). “勤奋及其他的品质都不能弥补天分的不足” （阿尔多斯·赫胥黎）。
- Skill stresses ability that is acquired or developed through experience: Skill 强调由经验而获得或发展的能力： "The intellect, character and skill possessed by any man are the product of certain original tendencies and the training which they have received" (Edward L. Thorndike). “任何人的知识、性格和能力都是由起初的兴趣加上后来接受的训练而得到的。” （爱德华.L.桑戴克）。
- Competence suggests the ability to do something satisfactorily but not necessarily outstandingly well: Competence 指能做到使人满意但并不一定特别出众的能力： The concerto was performed by a violinist of unquestioned competence but limited imagination.小提琴家所演奏的协奏曲毫无疑问是出色的，但是缺乏想象力。
- Aptitude implies inherent capacity for learning, understanding, or performing: Aptitude 暗指内在的学习、理解和表演的才能： Even as a child he showed an unusual aptitude for mathematics. 甚至孩童时他就显露出非同一般的数学才能
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