capable 词态变化
副词: capably;
capable 中文词源
capable 能够的来自词根cap, 持，握，抓。词源同accept, capture.
capable 英文词源
- capable
- capable: [16] In common with a wide range of other English words, from capture to recuperate, capable comes from Latin capere ‘take’, a relative of English heave. An adjective derived from the verb was Latin capāx ‘able to hold much’, from which English gets capacious [17] and capacity [15]. From its stem capāci- was formed the late Latin adjective capābilis, also originally ‘able to contain things’.
This meaning still survived when the word passed, via French capable, into English (‘They are almost capable of a bushel of wheat’, Thomas Wright, The Passions of the Mind 1601), but by the end of the 18th century it had died out, having passed into the current ‘able to, susceptible of’.
=> capacious, capacity, capture, chase, heave, recuperate - capable (adj.)
- 1560s, from Middle French capable or directly from Late Latin capabilis "receptive; able to grasp or hold," used by theologians, from Latin capax "able to hold much, broad, wide, roomy;" also "receptive, fit for;" adjectival form of capere "to grasp, lay hold, take, catch; undertake; take in, hold; be large enough for; comprehend," from PIE *kap- "to grasp" (cognates: Sanskrit kapati "two handfuls;" Greek kaptein "to swallow, gulp down;" Lettish kampiu "seize;" Old Irish cacht "servant-girl," literally "captive;" Welsh caeth "captive, slave;" Gothic haban "have, hold;" Old English hæft "handle," habban "to have, hold," Modern English have). Related: Capably.
capable 英文释义
- 1. (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability;
- "capable of winning"
- "capable of hard work"
- "capable of walking on two feet"
- 2. possibly accepting or permitting;
- "a passage capable of misinterpretation"
- "open to interpretation"
- "an issue open to question"
- "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation"
- 3. (followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for;
- "no one believed her capable of murder"
- 4. having the requisite qualities for;
- "equal to the task"
- "the work isn't up to the standard I require"
- 5. have the skills and qualifications to do things well;
- "able teachers"
- "a capable administrator"
- "children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable"
capable 同义词解析
able, capable, competent
这些形容词均含有"有能力的，能干的"之意。
able：最常用词，多用于褒义，着重指多方面的，经常性的，或潜在性的能力。有时也指高超、非凡的能力。
capable：语气弱于able，指有能力、有潜力或有条件做某事，常与of连用。
competent：强调具有能胜任某项工作的足够技能或其它所需的条件。
capable 双语例句
- 1. I believe I am capable of calculating the political consequences accurately.
- 我觉得我能准确预料此事的政治后果。
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- 2. All dogs are capable of doing harm to human beings.
- 只要是狗就可能会咬人。
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- 3. She has an aged parent who's capable of being very difficult.
- 她有一个年迈的父亲，可能会很不好相处。
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- 4. It is hard to imagine Lineker capable of anything so extreme.
- 很难想象莱恩克尔能做出如此极端的事情。
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- 5. The larger firm was capable of providing a better range of services.
- 较大的公司能够提供一系列更好的服务。
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capable 实用场景例句
- You are capable of better work than this.
- 你有能力做得比这更好。
牛津词典
- She's a very capable teacher.
- 她是一位能力很强的教师。
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- I'll leave the organization in your capable hands.
- 我要把组织工作交给你这位能手。
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- I'm perfectly capable of doing it myself, thank you.
- 谢谢，我完全有能力自己做。
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- He's quite capable of lying to get out of trouble.
- 靠撒谎渡过难关他挺有一套。
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- Her husband was such a fine, capable man.
- 她丈夫又体贴又能干。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She's a very capable speaker...
- 她能说会道。
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- The kitchen is capable of catering for several hundred people...
- 厨房能同时容纳数百人进餐。
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- He appeared hardly capable of conducting a coherent conversation...
- 他好像连话都说不清楚。
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- This is simply not true.
- 事实上,根本就没有这回事.
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- He is a manager capable of leadership.
- 他是个富有领导才能的经理.
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- This football team has always been capable of gaining an advantage over its opponents by skillfull manoeuvring.
- 这个足球队总是能依靠机智的策略占对手的上风.
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- Elephants like to have one master just as dogs do, and are capable of a considerable degree of personal affection.
- 大象正像狗一样,喜欢专一的主人, 而且能够有相当程度的个人感情.
《用法词典》
- They built a robot capable of understanding spoken commands.
- 他们制造了一个能懂口头指令的机器人.
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- The new woman secretary was extremely clever and capable.
- 这位新来的女秘书很是精明强干.
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- Capable workers are the lifeblood of the business.
- 能干的工人是工商企业的生命力.
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- These scouts are very shrewed and capable.
- 这些侦察员很精干.
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- He is quite capable of cooking the evidence.
- 编造这个证据足以证明他很有才能.
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- These robots are capable of shape discrimination.
- 这些机器人能辨别形状.
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- Jim is capable at sports.
- 吉姆擅长运动.
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- No tempest is capable of shattering his firm determination.
- 任何惊涛骇浪都不能动摇他坚如磐石的决心.
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- It was felt that she was perfectly capable of taking care of herself.
- 人们认为她完全能照顾自己.
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- In the wake of developments in science and technology, man has become more capable of conquering nature.
- 随着科学技术的发展, 人们征服自然的能力也越来越强了.
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- He is capable of judging art.
- 他具有鉴赏艺术的能力.
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- He has proved himself capable as administrator.
- 他表现出管理才能.
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