capacity

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/kəˈpæs.ɪ.ti/|/kəˈpasɪtɪj/    /kəˈpæs.ɪ.ti/|[kəˈpæs.ɪ.ɾi]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The ability to hold, receive, or absorb. countable,uncountable
  2. A measure of such ability; volume. countable,uncountable
  3. A measure of such ability; volume.; The maximum amount that can be held. countable,uncountable
    — It was hauling a capacity load.
  4. Capability; the ability to perform some task. countable,uncountable
    — Surprisingly few men are lacking in capacity, but they fail because they are lacking in application. Either they never learn how to work, or, having learned, they are too indolent to apply themselves with the seriousness and the attention that is necessary to solve important problems.
  5. The maximum that can be produced. countable,uncountable
  6. The maximum that can be produced.; The maximum that can be produced on a machine or in a facility or group. countable,uncountable
    — Its capacity rating was 150 tons per hour, but its actual maximum capacity was 200 tons per hour.
  7. The potential for growth and development. countable,uncountable
  8. The potential for growth and development.; Mental ability; the power to learn; countable,uncountable
  9. A role; the position in which one functions. countable,uncountable
  10. A role; the position in which one functions.; Legal authority (to make an arrest for example). countable,uncountable
  11. Electrical capacitance. countable,uncountable
形容词 adj.
  1. Filling the allotted space. not-comparable

词形变化

capacities plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kap-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti
Proto-Italic *kapjō
Old Latin kapiō
Latin capiō
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂-k-s
Proto-Italic *-āks
Latin -āx
Latin capāx
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ts
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts
Proto-Italic *-tāts
Latin -tās
Latin capācitāsder.
Old French capacitebor.
Middle English capacite
English capacity
From Middle English capacite, from Old French capacite, from Latin capācitās, from capāx (“able to hold much”), from capiō (“to hold, to contain, to take, to understand”).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kap-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti
Proto-Italic *kapjō
Old Latin kapiō
Latin capiō
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂-k-s
Proto-Italic *-āks
Latin -āx
Latin capāx
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ts
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts
Proto-Italic *-tāts
Latin -tās
Latin capācitāsder.
Old French capacitebor.
Middle English capacite
English capacity
From Middle English capacite, from Old French capacite, from Latin capācitās, from capāx (“able to hold much”), from capiō (“to hold, to contain, to take, to understand”).
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