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having the ability or qualities necessary for doing something 有能力；有才能 - capable of something
You are capable of better work than this. 你有能力做得比这更好。 - capable of doing something
He's quite capable of lying to get out of trouble. 他颇有能耐靠撒谎渡过难关。 I'm perfectly capable of doing it myself, thank you. 谢谢，我完全有能力自己做这项工作。 He is more than capable of playing at an international level. 他非常有能力在国际水平上比赛。 He is still capable of doing the job. 他仍然有能力做这项工作。
Extra ExamplesShe could hardly believe him capable of such kindness. 她几乎不敢相信他会这么体贴。 He was barely capable of writing his own name. 他几乎连自己的名字都不会写。 He was not physically capable of climbing out of the window. 他体力不够，无法爬出窗外。 She is more than capable of passing the exam. 她完全有能力通过考试。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- feel
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- fully
- more than
- perfectly
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- capable of something
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having the ability to do things well 能力强的；足以胜任的 She's a very capable teacher. 她是一位能力很强的教师。 I'll leave the organization in your capable hands. 我要把组织工作交给你这位能手。 a highly capable individual 一个非常能干的人 Employees who prove themselves to be capable will usually get promoted quite rapidly. 证明自己有能力的员工通常会很快得到提升。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- extremely
- fairly
- very
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opposite incapable
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘able to take in’, physically or mentally): from French, from late Latin capabilis, from Latin capere ‘take or hold’.