faculty
翻译
院系, 全体教员, 能力, 机能
例句
She is a member of the arts faculty.
她是文学院的一员。
He has a great faculty for learning languages.
他有学习语言的极佳天赋。
She retained her mental faculties until her death.
她直到去世都保持着心智能力。
语法模式
the faculty of ((sth.)) (……的)院系 She is a member of the arts faculty.
a faculty for ((sth./-ing)) (做某事的)才能 He has a great faculty for learning languages.
近义词
同义词:(教员)department, staff;(能力)capacity, talent, skill
词源
源自拉丁语“facultas”(能力,力量),来自“facilis”(容易的),而后者又来自“facere”(做,制造)。
记忆技巧
大学的“faculty”(教员)是拥有教学“faculty”(能力)的群体。