capable
adjective OPAL W
/ˈkeɪpəbl/
/ˈkeɪpəbl/
- having the ability or qualities necessary for doing something
有能力；有才能 - capable of something You are capable of better work than this.
你有能力做得比这更好。 - capable of doing something He's quite capable of lying to get out of trouble.
他颇有能耐靠撒谎渡过难关。 - I'm perfectly capable of doing it myself, thank you.
谢谢，我完全有能力自己做这项工作。 - He is more than capable of playing at an international level.
他非常有能力在国际水平上比赛。 - He is still capable of doing the job.
他仍然有能力做这项工作。
- She could hardly believe him capable of such kindness.
她几乎不敢相信他会这么体贴。 - He was barely capable of writing his own name.
他几乎连自己的名字都不会写。 - He was not physically capable of climbing out of the window.
他体力不够，无法爬出窗外。 - She is more than capable of passing the exam.
她完全有能力通过考试。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- feel
- …
- fully
- more than
- perfectly
- …
- capable of something You are capable of better work than this.
- having the ability to do things well
能力强的；足以胜任的 - She's a very capable teacher.
她是一位能力很强的教师。 - I'll leave the organization in your capable hands.
我要把组织工作交给你这位能手。 - a highly capable individual
一个非常能干的人 - Employees who prove themselves to be capable will usually get promoted quite rapidly.
证明自己有能力的员工通常会很快得到提升。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
opposite incapable - She's a very capable teacher.
词源mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘able to take in’, physically or mentally): from French, from late Latin capabilis, from Latin capere ‘take or hold’.