英语词汇“capacity”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	capacity
释义	ca·pac·i·ty I. \kəˈpasəd.ē, -s(ə)tē, -ˈaa-, -i\ noun (-es) Etymology: Middle English capacite, from Middle French capacité, from Latin capacitat-, capacitas, from capac-, capax capacious, capable + -itat-, -itas -ity — more at capacious 1. a. : the power or ability to hold, receive, or accommodate < had our great palace the capacity to camp this host, we all would sup together — Shakespeare > b. obsolete : an empty space : a hollowed-out area : cavity c. : a containing space : a measure of content for gas, liquid, or solid : the amount held : the measured ability to contain : volume < a tank with a capacity of 20 gallons > < the air capacity of a normal lung > < one modern cement elevator has a storage capacity of 114,000 barrels — American Guide Series: Minnesota > d. : the ability to absorb < the capacity of warm air for moisture > e. : the ability to accommodate people : the size or number of accommodations : the condition of maximum service with all accommodations used < an auditorium with a seating capacity of 5000 > < taxing the capacities of nearby hospitals > < the stadium was filled to capacity > f. : the ability to store, process, treat, manufacture, or produce : an instrumentality or facility for production : maximum processing, production, or output < a flood of war orders that strained the capacity of factories long idle — Oscar Handlin > < the largest spruce mill in the world, with a capacity of 400,000 board feet every eight hours — American Guide Series: Oregon > < steel mills operating at capacity > < a generating capacity measured in kilovolt amperes > g. : the ability to yield and to sustain < ranchers considering the carrying capacity of the range lands > h. (1) : capacitance (2) : the quantity of electricity that a battery can deliver under specified conditions i. : the ability of a stream to transport detritus as measured by the quantity carried past a point in a certain time — compare competence j. : potentiality for production or use : maximum potentiality : facilities for production or service 2. : legal qualification, competency, power, or fitness 3. a. : ability, caliber, stature b. : mental power, capability, and acumen blended to enable one to grasp ideas, to analyze and judge, and to cope with problems : maximum potential mental ability < inexpressibly ordinary, yet giving an impression of capacity — G.K.Chesterton > < not a philosophical treatise but a work intended for the capacity of the popular mind — S.F.Mason > c. : blended power, strength, and ability < encourage physical activity to the limit of the child's capacity — Morris Fishbein > < the capacities of present-day rockets — Time > d. : capability or faculty for executing, considering, appreciating, or experiencing — used with for or an infinitive < with all her capacity for violence, Lola possessed also a strong capacity for affection — Margaret Mead > < a capacity for delicate discrimination — J.L.Lowes > < the capacity of American idealism to survive a major disillusionment — Archibald MacLeish > 4. a. archaic : a situation enabling or making capable < a ship in a capacity to begin the battle > b. : a position, character, or role either duly assigned or assumed without sanction < in his capacity as legal adviser > < served the government in several capacities > • - at capacity II. adjective : attaining to or equaling maximum capacity < a capacity crowd > < capacity production of electricity >
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