跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第240期
时间:2019-02-13 作者:英语课 分类:跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读
英语课
It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices.
语音讲解
单词发音
abilities n.能力,才能
truly adv.真实地,不假;真诚地
choices n.选择
连词发音
it is not our abilities
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词汇讲解
ability capability 1 competence 2 词汇辨析
ability capability有时可以互换,但有细微区别:
①ability是做事情实际的能力
比如 the ability to walk
注意:XX的能力,用to来连接,不能用of。the ability to do,而不是the ability of doing.
√ I admire his ability to listen.
✗ I admire his ability of listening.
②capability指做某事潜在的能力及ability的极限。
例如,你说你有写好文章的ability,我可能会问你有没有在明天之前写出10页文章的capability。此外,capabilities往往是一种非此即彼的命题,而ability 往往是程度上的问题。例如,我可能会说,我虽然有写作的ability,但是我没有写小说的 capability。不过,跟这些词的其它区别一样,这些不同比较模糊,除了一般固定的用法之外,这些词都是可以互换使用的。
比如Does the company have the capability to change to meet market needs?
公司有能力改变策略,以满足市场需求吗?
③ability和capability都偏重于做事情的技能,而competence合适的中文意思为“胜任潜质”,也称为胜任素质,是指那些能带来人的高效或杰出工作绩效的潜在特征。侧重能够胜任某事的能力。
比如:He questioned the competence of the government.
他质疑政府的能力。
电影《穿普拉达的女王》中,Miranda表示不想听助手工作没有完成的借口,她说:Details of your incompetence 3 do not interest me. 你无法完成工作的那些细节,我不感兴趣。
n.能力;才能;(pl)可发展的能力或特性等
- She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
- Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。
n.能力,胜任,称职
- This mess is a poor reflection on his competence.这种混乱情况说明他难当此任。
- These are matters within the competence of the court.这些是法院权限以内的事。
n.不胜任,不称职
- He was dismissed for incompetence. 他因不称职而被解雇。
- She felt she had been made a scapegoat for her boss's incompetence. 她觉得,本是老板无能,但她却成了替罪羊。
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