capability

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Pronunciation

/ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtɪ/(kay-puh-BIL-i-tee)

Part of speech

nounneutral

Chinese

能力;才能(拥有的做某事所需的技能、力量或知识)

Definition

The power or ability to do something; the capacity for a particular achievement.

Word family

  • capable/ˈkeɪpəbəl/(adj)有能力的
  • capably/ˈkeɪpəblɪ/(adv)有能力地
  • incapable/ɪnˈkeɪpəbəl/(adj)无能力的

Collocations

  • technical capability
  • military capability
  • core capability
  • build capability
  • develop capability
  • beyond one's capability

Examples

  1. 1.The training programme is designed to build capability across the entire workforce, not just senior management.
  2. 2.The system's capability to process data in real time was a key factor in the decision to adopt it.

Synonyms

  • ability/əˈbɪlɪtɪ/power to do something
  • capacity/kəˈpæsɪtɪ/maximum ability or amount
  • competence/ˈkɒmpɪtəns/skill and ability

Etymology

from Latin "capabilitas" = ability to contain, from "capabilis" (able to hold)