ability，capacity，capability，genius，talent，competence，faculty，gift，aptitude
这些名词都可表示人的“能力，才能”之意。
ability普通用词，指人先天的或学来的各种能力。
capacity侧重指人的潜在能力，通常不指体力，多指才智，尤指接受与领悟能力。
capability多用于人，指胜任某项具体工作的能力，也指本身具有、尚未发挥的潜在能力。常与of或for连用。
genius语气最强，指天赋的高度才能与智力。
talent着重指人某方面具有可发展和培养的突出天赋才能，但语意比genius弱。
competence正式用词，侧重指令人满意的业务能力与水平，达到胜任某项工作等的要求。
faculty指特殊的才能或智力。
gift着重个人的天赋的才能或在某方面的显著本领，常暗含不能用一般规律作解释的意味。
aptitude多指先天或后天习得的运用自如的能力，常暗示接受能力强，能迅速掌握一种学术训练或艺术技巧。
He may well have recalled with apprehension her ancient faculty of silence.
他想起她以前那种沉默的能耐,心里不觉恐慌起来.
——辞典例句
All through the faculty meeting Frank stood up for his friend who was being criticized so severely.
在全系大会上,法兰克始终维护受到严厉批判的朋友.
《简明英汉词典》
Good coordinated communication ability, adaptive faculty, responded that quick, is positive, is nimble, likes innovating!
良好协调沟通能力, 适应力强, 反应快 、 积极 、 灵活, 爱创新!
——期刊摘选
The Bush Foundation has funded a variety of faculty development programs.
布什基金会已经资助了许多教员发展项目。
柯林斯例句
He has the faculty for making friends.
他有交际能力.
——《用法词典》
The faculty of Division of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology consists of three associate professors.
本学科副教授3名,李新荣副教授和袁榴娣副教授是江苏省生化学会理事.
——期刊摘选
He spoke on behalf of all the members of the faculty and staff.
他代表全体教职员工讲了话.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
The pictographic nature of Chinese characters helps to stimulate the thinking faculty of children.
汉字的象形特性,对激发孩童的思考能力有帮助.
——期刊摘选
The mental faculty by which one deliberately chooses or decides upon a course of action; volition.
决心,意志人慎重地选择或决定采取一系列行动的精神能力; 意志力.
——期刊摘选
For the faculty, there exists the triad of responsibilities: teaching, research, and service.
教员要承担三重责任：教学、研究与服务。
——柯林斯例句
Faculty members devote most of their time to scholarly research.
全院教师大部分时间都用来从事学术研究。
——柯林斯例句
She was Dean of the Science faculty at Sophia University.
她是上智大学科学院的院长。
——柯林斯例句
I had to keep my end up with other professors in the faculty.
我得和系里其他教授一起做好自己的本职工作。
柯林斯例句
It is also a myth that the faculty of hearing is greatly increased in blind people.
盲人的听力会大幅增强也是一种谬谈。
——柯林斯例句
Some students unburden themselves of emotional problems that faculty members feel ill equipped to handle.
一些学生倾诉了教师们无力解决的情感问题。
柯林斯例句
the faculty of sight
视觉
——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
John has the faculty to learn languages easily.
约翰有迅速学会语言的能力.
——期刊摘选
To participate in MCM a team must be sponsored by a faculty advisor from their institution.
每个MCM的参赛队需有一名所在单位的指导教师负责.
——期刊摘选
How can faculty improve their teaching so as to encourage creativity?
教师们如何才能改进教学以激发创造性呢？
——柯林斯例句
He has a great faculty for learning foreign languages.
他有学习外语的天赋.
——《用法词典》
Master of Law, Faculty of Law, Peking University, 1983.
1983年北京大学法律系法学硕士.
——期刊摘选
So far as I know, she has a faculty of housekeeping.
就我所知, 她很善于理家.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
Prof. Wang Mingyu : graduated from Industrial Automation of Chongqing University theas the faculty member in 1982.
王明渝 教授1982年毕业于重庆大学工业自动化专业并留校任教.
——期刊摘选
He has a good faculty of hearing.
他的听力生来就好.
——《用法词典》
He has the faculty of saying the right thing at the right time.
他有在恰当的时候说恰当的话的才智.
——《用法词典》
The Faculty of Business Administration is a pioneer in business education in Hong Kong.
香港中文大学工商管理学院是香港商学教育的先驱.
——期刊摘选
Students have called for greater numbers of women and minorities on the faculty.
学生要求聘请更多女教师和少数民族族裔的老师。
——柯林斯例句
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