You can picture capacity as the size of an inner space and the question 'how much can this take in before it is full?' — a , a hall, a mind, a factory all have a limit to how much they can hold or receive.
From the word’s history
From Latin capax 'able to hold much', from capere 'to take, hold'. The root meaning is literally 'how much can be taken in', which sits directly under every modern sense.
源自拉丁文 capax「能裝很多的」，再往上是 capere「拿、收進」。字根的意思就是「能收進多少」，這正好托住下面每一個現代用法。
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原始詞典資料12 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
capacitynoun/kəˈpæsɪti/
- 1
The ability to hold, receive, or absorb.
- 2
A measure of such ability; volume.
- 3
A measure of such ability; volume.
- It was hauling a capacity load.
- The orchestra played to a capacity crowd.
- 4
Capability; the ability to perform some task.
- Surprisingly few men are lacking in capacity, but they fail because they are lacking in application. Either they never learn how to work, or, having learned, they are too indolent to apply themselves with the seriousness and the attention that is necessary to solve important problems.
- 5
The maximum that can be produced.
- 6
The maximum that can be produced.
- Its capacity rating was 150 tons per hour, but its actual maximum capacity was 200 tons per hour.
- 7
The potential for growth and development.
- 8
The potential for growth and development.
另外 3 個記錄的用法
- 9
A role; the position in which one functions.
- 10
A role; the position in which one functions.
- 11
Electrical capacitance.
capacityadj/kəˈpæsɪti/
- 1
Filling the allotted space.
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