2021-04-02 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด – A – ability & capacity
Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง ability = ’uh-BIL-i-tee’
ออกเสียง capacity = ‘kuh-PAS-i-tee’
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree
Ability = a general word for power,
native or acquired,
= enabling one to do things well:
an ability for math
Not to be confused with:
capacity = actual or potential ability
to perform or withstand:
a capacity for hard work
faculty = a natural ability
for a particular kind of action:
a faculty for choosing the right friends
talent = native ability or aptitude
in a special field:
a talent for art or music
Dictionary.com
SYNONYM STUDY FOR ABILITY
Ability, faculty, talent
denote qualificationsor powers.
Ability is a general word for power, native or acquired,
enabling one to do things well:
a person of great ability; ability in mathematics.
Faculty denotes a natural ability
for a particular kind of action:
a faculty of saying what he means.
Talent is often used to mean a native ability
or aptitudein a special field:
a talent for music or art.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for ability
Noun
ABILITY and TALENT mean physicalor mental power
to do or accomplishsomething.
ABILITY may be used of an inborn power
to do something especially well.
Many athletes have the ability to run fast.
TALENT is used for an unusual ability to create things.
You should develop your talent for writing short stories.
Collins COBUILD English Usage
ability– capability – capacity
Do not confuse ability with capability and capacity.
1. 'ability'
You often use ability to say that someone can do something well.
He had remarkable ability as a musician.
...the ability to bear hardship.
2. 'capability'
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.
3. 'capacity'
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.
Dictionary of Problem Words in English
ability & capacity
Ability means the physical, mental, financial, or legalpower
to do something(ability to walk, to read, to pay a bill, to assess property).
Capacity is the ability to hold, absorb, or contain
(a bucket with a capacity of 1 gallon, a motel filled to capacity).
Abilitytakes varied prepositions
(ability in Physics, ability withlanguages, ability at riding horses).
Ability is often followed by an infinitive
(ability to think clearly, not of thinking clearly).
Capacity is followed by the preposition for
(capacity for hard work) or of(capacity of 10 quarts).
Abilityis a more positive quality or attainmentthan is capacity.
A person may or may not have the capacityto learn singing;
after study and practice he mayor may not have the ability to sing.
Approximate synonymsfor ability
are competence, skill, aptitude, faculty, and talent.
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