1.表示“能力”、“能够”,多为不可数名词;表示“才能”、“才干”,多用复数形式.如:He is a man of ability. 他是位有能力的人.He is a man of many abilities. 他是位多才多艺的人.2. 表示有能力做某事或具有做某事的能力等,其后通常要接不定式.如:He has the ability to speak English fluently. 他能流利地说英语.The ability to be clearly heard is extremely important for newsreaders. 声音宏亮清晰对新闻广播员来说极为重要.但在现代英语中,也可后接 of doing sth(不如接不定式普遍,建议初学者谨用).如:I admire his ability of doing the work quickly. 我羡慕他工作做得快.3. ability的反义词是inability,不是disability——inability表示没有能力或没有才能,而disability则指因先天缺陷或受伤变残而导致的无能.如:Physical disability causes mental anguish. 生理伤残会引起心理苦闷.ability的用法有能力做某事,接不定式He has the ability to speak English fluently. 他能流利地说英语按英语习惯,ability不接of doing sth,可接in doing sthShe has great ability in teaching Englishcapability与ability的区别是ability(能力)指智力或体力上的能力,主要指人。这种能力可能是先天的,也可能是通过学习或锻炼等方法而获得的。A pilot has the ability to fly his plane through a storm. 飞行员有驾驶飞机穿过暴风雨的本领。He shows considerable ability in organization. 他表现出相当强的组织能力。其反义词是: disability,inability,incapability,incapacitycapability(能力)意义与ability相同,可指人或物。复数形式指潜在的能力。The task is beyond his capabilities. 他不能胜任这项任务。I don t think that boy has great capabilities. 我认为那孩子没有多大潜力。The country has the capability to defeat the aggressor. 这个国家有能力击败任何侵略者。其反义词是: inability ,incapability,incompetence
1. 表示“能力”、“能够”,多为不可数名词;表示“才能”、“才干”,多用复数形式。如:He is a man of ability. 他是位有能力的人。He is a man of many abilities. 他是位多才多艺的人。2. 表示有能力做某事或具有做某事的能力等,其后通常要接不定式。如:He has the ability to speak English fluently. 他能流利地说英语。The ability to be clearly heard is extremely important for newsreaders. 声音宏亮清晰对新闻广播员来说极为重要。但在现代英语中,也可后接 of doing sth(不如接不定式普遍,建议初学者谨用)。如:I admire his ability of doing the work quickly. 我羡慕他工作做得快。3. ability的反义词是inability,不是disability——inability表示没有能力或没有才能,而disability则指因先天缺陷或受伤变残而导致的无能。如:Physical disability causes mental anguish. 生理伤残会引起心理苦闷。