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facility

UK //fəˈsɪləti//US //fəˈsɪləti//

词源

源自法语 facilité,来自拉丁语 facilitas,意为'容易'或'便利'。

noun

❶ 指建筑物、设备或服务等物质条件,用于特定目的或活动的地方或资源。

“The sports facility includes a swimming pool and a gym.”

(这个体育设施包括一个游泳池和一个健身房。)

“The hospital has state-of-the-art medical facilities.”

(这家医院拥有最先进的医疗设施。)

❶ 指做某事的容易程度或能力,通常指某种天赋或技能。

“She has a great facility for learning languages.”

(她有很强的语言学习能力。)

“He writes with remarkable facility.”

(他写作非常流畅。)

同义词:equipment, resource, ability, skill, aptitude

常见短语

with facility — 表示轻松或熟练地完成某事,强调做事的容易程度。

“She solved the problem with facility.”

(她轻松地解决了这个问题。)

storage facility — 指专门用于存放物品的场所或建筑物。

“We rented a storage facility for our furniture.”

(我们租了一个仓库来存放家具。)