中學英語詞彙是英語的常用詞。
熟練掌握中學詞彙,就能流利說英語。
今天我們來學習able和capable的用法
請熟讀例句到會說:
01able
能;能夠(能力)
Bob and Sue said they wouldn't be able to come.
鮑勃和蘇說他們不能來了。
She was very old and barely able to walk.
她很老了,幾乎走不動路了。
I wasn't able to sleep that night, I was so keyed up.
那天晚上我睡不著,我太激動了。
He is financially able to establish a home.
他有成家的經濟能力了。
有才智的;有才能的(知識或技能)
You must be able to speak French for this job.
要勝任這項工作你必須會說法語。
I used to be able to skate quite well, but I've lost the knack.
我以前滑冰滑得很好,但我已經失去了這個本領。
02capable
有能力的;有才能的
Are you capable of climbing that tree?
你能爬那棵樹嗎?
Only human beings are capable of reason.
只有人類才有理性。
The company isn't capable of handling an order that large.
公司沒有能力處理這麼大的訂單。
能力強的;足以勝任的(具備做什麼所需能力)
She seems very capable.
她看起來很能幹。
Capable workers are the lifeblood of the business.
能幹的工人是企業的生命線。
We need to get an assistant who's capable and efficient.
我們需要一個能幹又有工作效率的助手。
會…的(具有某種性格,傾向的)
My nephew is quite capable of lying to get out of trouble.
我侄子遇到麻煩就會撒謊來擺脫。
容易…的,可以…的
But they're as capable of losing tonight’s game.
但他們有可能輸掉今晚的比賽。
03區別
1,able和capable都用來形容「擁有某種技能、知識、力量等」時,它們的使用語境不同。
通常我們用「able」來描述某人目前能做的事情,要談論某人未來的潛力用capable。
Joe's able tosing a song perfectly after hearing it only once.
喬聽過一首歌一次就能夠完美地演唱。
(目前)
Joe's capable ofbecoming a successful musician.
喬有能力成為一個成功的音樂家。
(將來可能性)
This technology has the ability togrow crops in the desert.
這項技術有能力在沙漠中種植莊稼。
(目前)
This technology has the capability to end world hunger.
這項技術能夠消除世界飢餓。
(將來可能性)
The disease made him unable tomove without a wheelchair.
疾病使他沒有輪椅就不能活動。
(目前)
The treatments are incapable ofcuring the disease.
這些療法不能治癒這種疾病。
(將來也沒有可能性)
Animals in the zoo have lostthe capability to catch / of catching food for themselves.
動物園裡的動物失去了為自己捕捉食物的能力。
和很多同義詞一樣,able和capable之間的區別並不是嚴格的規則,它只是我們使用的一種傾向。
2,搭配不同:
有能力做…:able to do sth而capable of doing sth
參見上面例句
3,able不能用物做主語:
The hall is capable of seating several hundred people.
這個大廳能容納幾百人。
It is probably the world's oldest locomotive still capable of steaming.
它可能是世界上最古老的仍能靠蒸汽產生動力的火車頭。
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