-ability

名词性后缀

考点牛津朗文柯林韦氏

-ability 有时也会写成 -ibility

表示与能力相关的状态性质等

主要在阅读理解的词义猜测题型中考查。

1 the quality of being able to be or having to be

  • capability
  • responsibility

2 the fact of having the quality mentioned

  • changeability

also -ibility suffix
1. makes nouns from adjectives ending in -able and -ible〔将以 -able 和 -ible 结尾的形容词转化为名词的词尾〕:

manageability可处理(性)
1. SUFFIX 后缀 (替代-able加在形容词尾构成名词)表示“状态”,“性质” -ability replaces ‘-able’ at the end of adjectives to form nouns. Nouns formed in this way refer to the state or quality described by the adjectives.
  • …the desirability of global co-operation…全球合作的可取性
  • No one ever questioned her capability.从来没有人质疑她的能力。
also -ibility
: ability, fitness, or likeliness to act or be acted on in (such) a way 能力;适宜性;可能性

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