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

ca•pac•i•ty n., pl. -ties, adj.
n.

the maximum amount or number that can be contained;
volume: [countable; usually singular]a jug with a capacity of two quarts.[uncountable]The stadium was filled to capacity.
the power or ability of the mind;
mental ability: [uncountable]Those calculus problems were beyond my capacity.[countable]People bring different capacities to the language learning process.
ability to perform, yield, or withstand:[countable* usually singular]a high capacity to withstand pressure.
[countable] position;
function;
role: asked to serve in an advisory capacity.

adj. [before a noun]

reaching the maximum number: a capacity crowd.

ca•pac•i•ty n., pl. -ties, adj.
n.

the ability to receive or contain:This hotel has a large capacity.
Weights and Measuresthe maximum amount or number that can be received or contained;
cubic contents;
volume:The inn is filled to capacity.The gasoline tank has a capacity of 20 gallons.
power of receiving impressions, knowledge, etc.;
mental ability:the capacity to learn calculus.
actual or potential ability to perform, yield, or withstand:He has a capacity for hard work. The capacity of the oil well was 150 barrels a day. She has the capacity to go two days without sleep.
quality or state of being susceptible to a given treatment or action:Steel has a high capacity to withstand pressure.
position;
function;
role:He served in the capacity of legal adviser.
Lawlegal qualification.
Electricity
- capacitance.
- maximum possible output.

adj.

reaching maximum capacity:a capacity audience; a capacity crowd.

Latin capācitāt- (stem of capācitās), equivalent. to capāci-, stem of capāx roomy (cap(ere) to hold + -āci- adjective, adjectival suffix) + -tāt- -ty²
Middle French
late Middle English capacite 1375–1425

2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dimensions, amplitude.
3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged endowment, talent, gifts.
4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged aptitude, adequacy, competence, capability.

capacity /kəˈpæsɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)

the ability or power to contain, absorb, or hold
the amount that can be contained; volume: a capacity of six gallons
the maximum amount something can contain or absorb (esp in the phrase filled to capacity)
(as modifier): a capacity crowd
the ability to understand or learn; aptitude; capability: he has a great capacity for Greek
the ability to do or produce (often in the phrase at capacity): the factory's output was not at capacity
a specified position or function
a measure of the electrical output of a piece of apparatus such as a motor, generator, or accumulator
a former name for capacitance
the number of words or characters that can be stored in a particular storage device
the range of numbers that can be processed in a register
legal competence: the capacity to make a will

Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French capacite, from Latin capācitās, from capāx spacious, from capere to take

单词	capacity
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 ca•pac•i•ty /kəˈpæsɪti/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties, adj. n. the maximum amount or number that can be contained; volume: [countable; usually singular]a jug with a capacity of two quarts.[uncountable]The stadium was filled to capacity. the power or ability of the mind; mental ability: [uncountable]Those calculus problems were beyond my capacity.[countable]People bring different capacities to the language learning process. ability to perform, yield, or withstand:[countable* usually singular]a high capacity to withstand pressure. [countable] position; function; role: asked to serve in an advisory capacity. adj. [before a noun] reaching the maximum number: a capacity crowd. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ca•pac•i•ty (kə pas′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties, adj. n. the ability to receive or contain:This hotel has a large capacity. Weights and Measuresthe maximum amount or number that can be received or contained; cubic contents; volume:The inn is filled to capacity.The gasoline tank has a capacity of 20 gallons. power of receiving impressions, knowledge, etc.; mental ability:the capacity to learn calculus. actual or potential ability to perform, yield, or withstand:He has a capacity for hard work. The capacity of the oil well was 150 barrels a day. She has the capacity to go two days without sleep. quality or state of being susceptible to a given treatment or action:Steel has a high capacity to withstand pressure. position; function; role:He served in the capacity of legal adviser. Lawlegal qualification. Electricity capacitance. maximum possible output. adj. reaching maximum capacity:a capacity audience; a capacity crowd. Latin capācitāt- (stem of capācitās), equivalent. to capāci-, stem of capāx roomy (cap(ere) to hold + -āci- adjective, adjectival suffix) + -tāt- -ty² Middle French late Middle English capacite 1375–1425 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dimensions, amplitude. 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged endowment, talent, gifts. 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged aptitude, adequacy, competence, capability. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: capacity /kəˈpæsɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties) the ability or power to contain, absorb, or hold the amount that can be contained; volume: a capacity of six gallons the maximum amount something can contain or absorb (esp in the phrase filled to capacity) (as modifier): a capacity crowd the ability to understand or learn; aptitude; capability: he has a great capacity for Greek the ability to do or produce (often in the phrase at capacity): the factory's output was not at capacity a specified position or function a measure of the electrical output of a piece of apparatus such as a motor, generator, or accumulator a former name for capacitance the number of words or characters that can be stored in a particular storage device the range of numbers that can be processed in a register legal competence: the capacity to make a will Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French capacite, from Latin capācitās, from capāx spacious, from capere to take
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