able /'eibl/
Meaning
English definition
- (adj.) (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
- (adj.) have the skills and qualifications to do things well
- (adj.) having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity
Chinese translation
- a. 能干的, 能够的
Word details
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Pronunciation
- /'eibl/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- Middle-school · Gaokao
- Frequency
- Zipf 5.43 · Common
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