able 音标拼音: ['ebəl]
a . 有能力的,能干的,能够的,可以的
有能力的,能干的,能够的,可以的
able adj 1 : (
usually followed by `
to ')
having the necessary means or skill or know -
how or authority to do something ; "
able to swim "; "
she was able to program her computer "; "
we were at last able to buy a car "; "
able to get a grant for the project " [
ant : {
unable }]
2 :
have the skills and qualifications to do things well ; "
able teachers "; "
a capable administrator "; "
children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable " [
synonym : {
able },
{
capable }]
3 :
having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity ; "
able to learn "; "
human beings are able to walk on two feet ";
"
Superman is able to leap tall buildings "
4 :
having a strong healthy body ; "
an able seaman "; "
every able -
bodied young man served in the army " [
synonym : {
able }, {
able -
bodied }]
Able \
A "
ble \,
v .
t . [
See {
Able },
a .] [
Obs .]
1 .
To make able ;
to enable ;
to strengthen . --
Chaucer .
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2 .
To vouch for . "
I '
ll able them ." --
Shak .
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-
able \-
a *
ble \ (-[.
a ]*
b '
l ). [
F . -
able ,
L . -
abilis .]
An adjective suffix now usually in a passive sense ;
able to be ;
fit to be ;
expressing capacity or worthiness in a passive sense ;
as ,
movable ,
able to be moved ;
amendable ,
able to be amended ;
blamable ,
fit to be blamed ;
salable .
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Note :
The form {-
ible }
is used in the same sense .
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Note :
It is difficult to say when we are not to use -
able instead of -
ible . "
Yet a rule may be laid down as to when we are to use it .
To all verbs ,
then ,
from the Anglo -
Saxon ,
to all based on the uncorrupted infinitival stems of Latin verbs of the first conjugation ,
and to all substantives ,
whencesoever sprung ,
we annex -
able only ." --
Fitzed .
Hall .
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Able \
A "
ble \,
a . [
comp . {
Abler };
superl . {
Ablest }.] [
OF .
habile ,
L .
habilis that may be easily held or managed ,
apt ,
skillful ,
fr .
habere to have ,
hold .
Cf . {
Habile }
and see {
Habit }.]
1 .
Fit ;
adapted ;
suitable . [
Obs .]
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A many man ,
to ben an abbot able . --
Chaucer .
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2 .
Having sufficient power ,
strength ,
force ,
skill ,
means ,
or resources of any kind to accomplish the object ;
possessed of qualifications rendering competent for some end ;
competent ;
qualified ;
capable ;
as ,
an able workman ,
soldier ,
seaman ,
a man able to work ;
a mind able to reason ;
a person able to be generous ;
able to endure pain ;
able to play on a piano .
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3 .
Specially :
Having intellectual qualifications ,
or strong mental powers ;
showing ability or skill ;
talented ;
clever ;
powerful ;
as ,
the ablest man in the senate ;
an able speech .
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No man wrote abler state papers . --
Macaulay .
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4 . (
Law )
Legally qualified ;
possessed of legal competence ;
as ,
able to inherit or devise property .
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Note :
{
Able for },
is Scotticism .
"
Hardly able for such a march ." --
Robertson .
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Syn :
Competent ;
qualified ;
fitted ;
efficient ;
effective ;
capable ;
skillful ;
clever ;
vigorous ;
powerful .
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77 Moby Thesaurus words for "
able ":
adapted ,
adequate ,
adjusted ,
alert ,
au fait ,
brainy ,
brilliant ,
capable ,
checked out ,
clever ,
competent ,
effective ,
effectual ,
efficacious ,
efficient ,
enigmatic ,
enterprising ,
equal to ,
expert ,
fit ,
fitted ,
fitted for ,
go -
ahead ,
good ,
incalculable ,
incognizable ,
intelligent ,
journeyman ,
keen ,
mysterious ,
productive ,
proficient ,
proper ,
puzzling ,
qualified ,
sealed ,
sharp ,
skilled ,
skillful ,
smart ,
strange ,
suited ,
unapparent ,
unapprehended ,
unascertained ,
unbeknown ,
uncharted ,
unclassified ,
undisclosed ,
undiscoverable ,
undiscovered ,
undivulged ,
unexplained ,
unexplored ,
unexposed ,
unfamiliar ,
unfathomed ,
unheard ,
unheard -
of ,
unidentified ,
uninvestigated ,
unknowable ,
unknown ,
unperceived ,
unplumbed ,
unrevealed ,
unsuspected ,
untouched ,
up to ,
up to snuff ,
up -
and -
coming ,
virgin ,
well -
fitted ,
well -
qualified ,
well -
suited ,
wicked ,
worthy
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