快来看capacity(capacity翻译)

“Capability”和“Capacity”都是“能力”，他们到底一不一样？

​ability◆ actual skill, either mental or physical; native or acquired实际能力，脑力或者体力上的;指人先天的或学来的各种能力例：...the ability to bear hardship.。

吃苦耐劳的能力...Capability◆ unique fitness for a defined end; sometimes may be used in place of ability, but its use in place of capacity is incorrect

多用于人，针对特定目的的具体能力(常有“胜任”某职务的意思);有时可用来代替ability，但它不能替代capacity◆ often refers to extremes of ability通常指你能达到的能力的极限

例：It was, in any case, beyond the capability of one man.无论如何，一个人是做不到的。

Capacity◆ potential to develop a skill, usually mental; native, as opposed to acquired侧重指潜在能力，通常不指体力，多指才智，尤指接受与领悟能力;先天的，不是后天努力能得到的

◆ a measure of such ability.衡量某一能力的标准或者尺度;capacity实际上多与数量或容量有关，表示能力的一种度量通常用在物上，表示某物的容纳等能力例：vital capacity n. 肺活量。

最后，我们放在句子里对照理解一下I have the ability to write.我能写作意思就是：Ive always been interested in writing, and I took some classes.。

我一直对写作很感兴趣，我也上过一些写作课I dont have the capability to write a novel.我不能写小说意思就是：My skill is in poetry, not creating a fictional story.。

我很擅长写诗歌，但是我不擅长创作小说I do have the capacity to write a novel, but I dont want to.我能写小说，但是我不想意思就是：I dont want to put the mental effort into writing a long story.。

我不想把精力花在写一个长篇故事上。