capacity 英 [kəˈpæsəti]   美 [kəˈpæsɪti]

capacity

capacity  英 [kəˈpæsəti] 美 [kəˈpæsɪti]

n. 能力;容量;资格,地位;生产力 

名词复数:capacities 

I really admire his capacity for work. 我真钦佩他的工作能力。
The professor in his lecture went beyond the capacity of his audience. 这位教授的讲课超过了听众的接受能力。

  • Capacity describes your ability to do something or the amount something can hold. If your bird cage is at full capacity, you can't stuff one more feathered friend in there without causing birdie claustrophobia.
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  • n. 能力;容量;资格,地位;生产力
  • 1. I really admire his capacity for work.

    我真钦佩他的工作能力。

  • 2. The professor in his lecture went beyond the capacity of his audience.

    这位教授的讲课超过了听众的接受能力。

  • 3. You have the capacity to do anything, anything anyone in the world has ever done.

    你们有能力做任何事情,做任何世界上任何人曾经做过的事。

  • capacity (n.) early 15c., "ability to contain; size, extent;" also "ability" in a legal, moral, or intellectual sense, from Old 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," from PIE root *kap- "to grasp."
cap·acity AWL / kəˈpæsəti ; NAmE kəˈpæsəti / noun ( plural cap·acities ) of container 容器 1 [uncountable ,  countable ,  usually singular ] the number of things or people that a container or space can hold 容量;容积;容纳能力 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。 ability 能力 2 [countable ,  usually singular ,  uncountable ] the ability to understand or to do sth 领悟(或理解、办事)能力 intellectual capacity 智能 capacityfor sth She has an enormous capacity for hard work. 她特别能吃苦耐劳。 capacityfor doing sth 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。 capacityto do sth your capacity to enjoy life 你那享受生活乐趣的能力 role 职责 3 [countable ,  usually singular ] the official position or function that sb has 职位;职责 SYN role acting in her capacity asmanager 以她作为经理的身分行事 We are simply involved in an advisory capacityon the project. 我们只不过是以顾问身分参与这个项目。 of factory/machine 工厂;机器 4 [singular ,  uncountable ] the quantity that a factory, machine, etc. can produce 生产量;生产能力 The factory is working at full capacity. 这家工厂在开足马力生产。 of engine 发动机 5 [countable ,  uncountable ] the size or power of a piece of equipment, especially the engine of a vehicle (尤指车辆发动机的)容积,功率 an engine with a capacity of 1 600 cc 排量为 1.6 升的发动机 capacity capacities cap·acity / kəˈpæsəti ; NAmE kəˈpæsəti /
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