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capacity

英[kə'pæsɪtɪ] 美[kə'pæsəti]
  • n. 能力;容量;资格,地位;生产力

英英释意


1. ability to perform or produce
2. the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment;
"the capability of a metal to be fused"
3. the amount that can be contained;
"the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons"
4. the maximum production possible;
"the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity"
5. a specified function;
"he was employed in the capacity of director"
"he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary"
6. (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive;
"the capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytes"
7. an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
8. the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
9. tolerance for alcohol;
"he had drunk beyond his capacity"