Tra từ capable - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

adjective

1. (usually followed by 'of') having capacity or ability (Freq. 20)
- capable of winning
- capable of hard work
- capable of walking on two feet
• Ant:
incapable
• Similar to:
able, confident, surefooted, sure-footed, resourceful
• See Also:
competent
• Derivationally related forms:
capableness, capability
• Attrubites:
capability, capableness, potentiality
2. possibly accepting or permitting (Freq. 5)
- a passage capable of misinterpretation
- open to interpretation
- an issue open to question
- the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation
• Syn:
open, subject
• Similar to:
susceptible
• Derivationally related forms:
capability
3. (followed by 'of') having the temperament or inclination for (Freq. 2)
- no one believed her capable of murder
• Ant:
incapable
• Derivationally related forms:
capableness
4. having the requisite qualities for (Freq. 2)
- equal to the task
- the work isn't up to the standard I require
• Syn:
adequate to, equal to, up to
• Similar to:
adequate, equal
5. have the skills and qualifications to do things well (Freq. 1)
- able teachers
- a capable administrator
- children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable
• Syn:
able
• Similar to:
competent
• Derivationally related forms:
capableness, capability, ability (for: able)