一. 能力;才能
Your capacity for something is your ability to do it, or the amount of it that you are able to do.xFP中文字网
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e.g. Our capacity for giving care, love and attention is limited...
我们能够给予的关怀、关爱和关注是有限的。
e.g. Her mental capacity and temperament are as remarkable as his.
她的才智和气质和他一样出众。xFP中文字网
二. (工厂、企业、地区的)生产量,生产(或运输)能力
The capacity of something such as a factory, industry, or region is the quantity of things that it can produce or deliver with the equipment or resources that are available.xFP中文字网
e.g. ...the amount of spare capacity in the economy...
经济中的剩余生产能力
e.g. Bread factories are working at full capacity...
面包厂正在全力生产。xFP中文字网
三. (设备的)容量,功率,马力
The capacity of a piece of equipment is its size or power, often measured in particular units.xFP中文字网
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e.g. ...an aircraft with a bomb-carrying capacity of 四五四 kg.
载弹量为四五四千克的飞机
e.g. ...a feature which gave the vehicles a much greater fuel capacity than other trucks.
使这些车辆的储油量远远超过其他卡车的一个特点xFP中文字网
四. (容器的)容积,容量
The capacity of a container is its volume, or the amount of liquid it can hold, measured in units such as litres or gallons.xFP中文字网
e.g. ...the fuel tanks, which had a capacity of 一四零 litres...
容量为一四零升的油箱
e.g. Grease 六 ramekin dishes of 一五零 ml (五-六 fl oz) capacity.
将六个容量为一五零毫升(五至六液盎司)的烤盘涂上油。xFP中文字网
五. (建筑、地方、车辆的)可容纳人数,载客量
The capacity of a building, place, or vehicle is the number of people or things that it can hold. If a place is filled to capacity, it is as full as it can possibly be.xFP中文字网
e.g. Each stadium had a seating capacity of about 五零,零零零...
每个体育场均可容纳五万人左右。
e.g. Toronto hospital maternity wards were filled to capacity.
多伦多医院的产房都已住满了。xFP中文字网
六. 座无虚席的;满场的;挤满的
A capacity crowd or audience completely fills a theatre, sports stadium, or other place.xFP中文字网
e.g. A capacity crowd of 七六,零零零 people was at Wembley football stadium for the event.
温布利球场座无虚席,七六,零零零人前来观看这场比赛。xFP中文字网
七. 身份;职责;职位
If you do something in a particular capacity, you do it as part of a particular job or duty, or because you are representing a particular organization or person.xFP中文字网
e.g. Ms Halliwell visited the Philippines in her capacity as a Special Representative of Unicef...
哈利韦尔女士以联合国儿童基金会特别代表的身份访问了菲律宾。
e.g. This article is written in a personal capacity...
本文是以个人名义所写。xFP中文字网
Do not confuse
capacity with
ability and
capability. If someone has a particular
capacity, a
capacity for something, or a
capacity to do something, they have the qualities required to do it.
Capacity is a more formal word than
ability.
...their capacity for hard work. ...his capacity to see the other person's point of view. You often use
ability to say that someone can do something well.
He had remarkable ability as a musician. ...the ability to bear hardship. A person's
capability is the amount of work they can do and how well they can do it.
...a job that was beyond the capability of one man. ...the director's ideas of the capability of the actor. 不要混淆 capacity,ability 和 capability。capacity 比 ability 更加正式, 表示具有做某事所必需的特质: their capacity for hard work (他们能吃苦耐劳), his capacity to see the other person's point of view (他理解他人观点的能力)。ability 常用来表示能够做好某事: He had remarkable ability as a musician (他拥有杰出的音乐才华), the ability to bear hardship (承受苦难的能力)。capability 表示能完成的工作量及工作质量: a job that was beyond the capability of one man (个人力所不及的工作), the director's ideas of the capability of the actor (导演对那个演员演技的评价)。