詞語辨析(一)

　　able / capable

　　able和capable均用于談及某人能夠做某事。

　　若說someone is able to do something意為某人能做某事，因為有知識或技能，或具備做該事的條件。

　　Breslow wondered if he could be able to climb over the rail. 布雷斯洛不知道是否能爬過欄桿。

　　They must be able to use their profiles for new investment. 他們必須能把利潤用于新的投資。

　　注意，過去時表明某人實際上已經做了某事。

　　We were able to reduce costs. 我們能夠降低成本。

　　若說someone is capable of doing something 指某人如有需要的話，是具有做某事的知識或技能的，或指他有可能會做某事。

　　Workers are perfectly capable of running the organizations which employ them. 工人完全有能力經營受雇的機構。

　　She was quite capable of dropping off to sleep. 她往往會不知不覺入睡。

　　也可說to be capable of a feeling or an action，意為具有某種感情，或會做得出某事的。

　　I think he's capable of loyalty and seriousness. 我想他會忠誠，認真。

　　Bowman could not not believe him capable of murder. 鮑曼不相信他會殺人。

　　在談及汽車或機器等的性能時，通常用capable of。

　　... water turbines, which are capable of producing more economical electricity. 能降低發電成本的水動渦輪機。

　　The car was capable of 110 miles per hour. 這車每小時能跑一百一十英里。

　　若把某人描述為able或capable，其意為某人聰明能干。兩詞用作這一意義時，基本相同。

　　... the able and methodical King Charles V of France. 能干、有條理的法國國王查理五世。

　　This very able man totally failed to see the possibilities of the telephone. 這位非常能干的人根本沒看到電話的潛在價值。

　　Newborn babies are more capable than was once thought. 新生嬰兒的能力比以前人們想象的要強得多。

　　Well, you certainly have a capable gardener there. 喲，你的園丁一定能干。

　　詞語辨析(一)

　　able / capable

　　able和capable均用于談及某人能夠做某事。

　　若說someone is able to do something意為某人能做某事，因為有知識或技能，或具備做該事的條件。

　　Breslow wondered if he could be able to climb over the rail. 布雷斯洛不知道是否能爬過欄桿。

　　They must be able to use their profiles for new investment. 他們必須能把利潤用于新的投資。

　　注意，過去時表明某人實際上已經做了某事。

　　We were able to reduce costs. 我們能夠降低成本。

　　若說someone is capable of doing something 指某人如有需要的話，是具有做某事的知識或技能的，或指他有可能會做某事。

　　Workers are perfectly capable of running the organizations which employ them. 工人完全有能力經營受雇的機構。

　　She was quite capable of dropping off to sleep. 她往往會不知不覺入睡。

　　也可說to be capable of a feeling or an action，意為具有某種感情，或會做得出某事的。

　　I think he's capable of loyalty and seriousness. 我想他會忠誠，認真。

　　Bowman could not not believe him capable of murder. 鮑曼不相信他會殺人。

　　在談及汽車或機器等的性能時，通常用capable of。

　　... water turbines, which are capable of producing more economical electricity. 能降低發電成本的水動渦輪機。

　　The car was capable of 110 miles per hour. 這車每小時能跑一百一十英里。

　　若把某人描述為able或capable，其意為某人聰明能干。兩詞用作這一意義時，基本相同。

　　... the able and methodical King Charles V of France. 能干、有條理的法國國王查理五世。

　　This very able man totally failed to see the possibilities of the telephone. 這位非常能干的人根本沒看到電話的潛在價值。

　　Newborn babies are more capable than was once thought. 新生嬰兒的能力比以前人們想象的要強得多。

　　Well, you certainly have a capable gardener there. 喲，你的園丁一定能干。