2022-01-09
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน – Set - C – capable & able
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Dictionary.com:
ออกเสียง capable = ‘KEY-puh-buhl”
ออกเสียง able = “EY-buhl”
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions:
Capable
This word means
“having adequate capacity to do, make, or receive an action”:
“Larry is a capableplayer.”
“This problem is capableof solution.”
A common error arises from using able for capable
in one of these senses:
“This law is capable(not able) of being enacted.”
One should say “I am able to solve this problem” and
“I am capable of solving this problem.”
Collins COBUILD English Usage:
Able – capable
Able and capable are both used to say that
someone can do something.
1. 'able'
If someone is able to do something,
they can do it either because of their
knowledge or skill, or because it is possible.
He wondered if he would be able to climb over the fence.
They were able to use their profits for new investments.
If you use a past tense, you mean that
someone has actually done something.
We were able to reduce costs.
2. 'capable'
If someone is capable of doing something,
they have the knowledge and skill to do it.
The workers are perfectly capable of running the organization themselves.
You can say that someone is capable of a particular feeling or action.
He's capable of loyalty.
I don't believe he's capable of murder.
You can also use capable of
when you are talking about what something
such as a car or machine can do.
The car was capable of 110 miles per hour.
3. 'able' or 'capable'
If you describe someone as able or capable,
you mean that they do things well.
He's certainly a capable gardener.
Naomi was a hard-working and able student.
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