faculty
翻譯
院系, 全體教員, 能力, 機能
例句
She is a member of the arts faculty.
她是文學院的一員。
He has a great faculty for learning languages.
他有學習語言的極佳天賦。
She retained her mental faculties until her death.
她直到去世都保持著心智能力。
文法模式
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.
近義詞
同義詞:(教員)department, staff;(能力)capacity, talent, skill
詞源
源自拉丁語「facultas」(能力,力量),來自「facilis」(容易的),而後者又來自「facere」(做,製造)。
記憶技巧
大學的「faculty」(教員)是擁有教學「faculty」(能力)的群體。