Capacity



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 容量; 能力
• ［英］ n. 容量 ( content or volume) 能力 ( the ability or qualification)
• ［同］ 参考: capability ( 能力, 才能)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun (plural -ties)

• Etymology: Middle English capacite, from Middle French capacité, from Latin capacitat-, capacitas, from capac-, capax
• Date: 15th century
• 1. legal competency or fitness <capacity to stand trial
• 2.
  • a. the potential or suitability for holding, storing, or accommodating large seating capacity
  • b. the maximum amount or number that can be contained or accommodated jug with a one-gallon capacity<the auditorium was filled to capacity — see metric system table, weight table
• 3.
  • a. an individual's mental or physical ability ; aptitude, skill
  • b. the faculty or potential for treating, experiencing, or appreciating <capacity for love
• 4. duty, position, role <will be happy to serve in any capacity
• 5. the facility or power to produce, perform, or deploy ; capability plan to double the factory's capacity; also maximum output <industries running at three-quarter capacity
• 6.
  • a. capacitance
  • b. the quantity of electricity that a battery can deliver under specified conditions

II. adjective

• Date: 1897
• equaling maximum capacity capacity crowd

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