able的意思

able的意思

able

英 ['eɪb(ə)l] 美 ['ebl]

• adj. 能；[经管] 有能力的；能干的
• n. (Able)人名；(伊朗)阿布勒；(英)埃布尔

中文词源

able 有能力的
词源同habit，习惯，来自词根hab,居住，拥有，能力。与后缀-able词义几乎完全重合。

英文词源

able
able:[14]Ableandabilityboth come ultimately from the Latin verbhabēre‘have’ or ‘hold’. From this the Latin adjectivehabilisdeveloped, meaning literally ‘convenient or suitable for holding on to’, and hence in more general terms ‘suitable’ or ‘apt’, and later, more positively, ‘competent’ or ‘expert’. It came into English via Old French, bringing with it the nounablete‘ability’. This was later reformed in English, on the model of its Latin sourcehabilitās, toability.
=> habit
able (adj.)
early 14c., from Old French(h)able(14c.), from Latinhabilem,habilis"easily handled, apt," verbal adjective fromhabere"to hold" (see habit). "Easy to be held," hence "fit for a purpose." The silenth-was dropped in English and resisted academic attempts to restore it 16c.-17c. (see H), but some derivatives (such ashabiliment,habilitate) acquired it via French.
Able-whackets- A popular sea-game with cards, in which the loser is beaten over the palms of the hands with a handkerchief tightly twisted like a rope. Very popular with horny-fisted sailors. [Smyth, "Sailor's Word-Book," 1867]

双语例句

1. Chantal was lucky to beableto salvage her career.
   尚塔尔能保住她的事业算是走了运。
   来自柯林斯例句

2. The RAF recognized him as an out-standinglyableengineer.
   英国皇家空军表彰他是一名非常能干的机械师。
   来自柯林斯例句

3. Anton wasableto transfer from Lavine's to an American company.
   安东成功地从拉文调到了一家美国公司.
   来自柯林斯例句

4. He conjectured that some individuals may beableto detect major calamities.
   他猜测说有些人也许能够察觉重大灾难。
   来自柯林斯例句

5. The government have not beenableto turn today's demonstration to their advantage.
   政府未能把今天的游行示威转为己用。
   来自柯林斯例句