ability 可数吗
是的,"ability" 是可数名词,复数形式为 "abilities"。
ability 的可数性及其用法
"ability" 在不同的语境下可以是可数名词或不可数名词。以下是几种用法及例句:
1. 表示“能力”或“能够”时,常用作不可数名词,而表示“才能”或“才干”时,通常使用复数形式。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. 表示有能力做某事时,通常接不定式。例如:
- 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。)
虽然在现代英语中也可以接 "of doing" 结构(但不如不定式常见,建议初学者谨慎使用):
- 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",而不是 "disability"。其中,"inability" 表示没有能力或才能,而 "disability" 指因先天缺陷或受伤导致的无能。如:
- Physical disability causes mental anguish.(生理伤残会引起心理苦闷。)
ability 的用法总结
"能力做某事" 通常接不定式。例:
- 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",而是可接 "in doing"。例:
- She has great ability in teaching English.(她在教英语方面有很高的能力。)
capability 与 ability 的区别
"ability"(能力)主要指智力或体力上的能力,通常涉及人。这种能力可以是先天的,也可以通过学习或训练获得。例:
- A pilot has the ability to fly his plane through a storm.(飞行员有驾驶飞机穿越暴风雨的能力。)
- He shows considerable ability in organization.(他表现出相当强的组织能力。)
其反义词包括:disability, inability, incapability, incapacity。
"capability"(能力)意义与 "ability" 相同,可指人或物,复数形式通常指潜在的能力。例:
- The task is beyond his capabilities.(他无法胜任这项任务。)
- 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。)
其反义词包括:inability, incapability, incompetence。