2016年江西成人高考高起点英语同义词解析六

　　8、ability；capacity；faculty；talent；skill；competence；aptitude.

　　These nouns denote the qualities in a person that permit or facilitate achievement or accomplishment.

　　这些名词都表示某人具有取得进步或成功的素质。

　　Ability is the power，mental or physical，to do something.

　　Ability是指智力或体力上具有做某事的能力.。

　　“To make a fortune some assistance from fate is essential. Ability alone is insufficient”（Ihara.Saikaku）.

　　“要致富，光靠能力是不够的，还得看机遇”（伊哈拉.塞科古）。

　　Capacity refers to an innate potential for growth，development，or accomplishment.

　　Capacity 指天赋的，如生长、发展或成功的潜力。

　　“Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired”（Plautus）.

　　“智慧的获得是依靠才能而不是年龄”（普洛提斯）。

　　Faculty denotes an inherent power or ability.

　　Faculty指内在的力量或能力。

　　An unerring faculty for detecting hypocrisy is one of her most useful attributes.

　　能无误地看出伪善的能力是她身上最有用的特征之一。

　　Talent emphasizes inborn ability，especially in the arts.

　　Talent强调天生的才能，尤其是在艺术方面。

　　“There is no substitute for talent. Industry and all the