义项
能够做好一件事情的本事
能, to be able, turned into a noun with 力, strength — the capacity itself, not the single act of being allowed to do something. 能 is the auxiliary verb in a sentence, "can"; 能力 is what that "can" is built on.
noun
例句
- 这个工作需要很强的能力。這個工作需要很強的能力。Zhège (fourth tone, falling) gōngzuò (first tone, high and level) xūyào (first tone, high and level) hěn (third tone, dipping) qiáng (second tone, rising) de (neutral tone) nénglì. (second tone, rising)···
This job requires very strong abilities.
- 经过这几年的锻炼，他的能力提高了很多。經過這幾年的鍛煉，他的能力提高了很多。Jīngguò (first tone, high and level) zhè (fourth tone, falling) jǐ (third tone, dipping) nián (second tone, rising) de (neutral tone) duànliàn, (fourth tone, falling) tā (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) nénglì (second tone, rising) tígāole (second tone, rising) hěn (third tone, dipping) duō. (first tone, high and level)···
After these years of practice, his abilities have improved a great deal.
常见错误
不太对他很能力，做什么都很好。
正确他很有能力，做什么都很好。
能力 is a noun and cannot follow 很 directly the way an adjective can. It needs 有 to become a predicate — 很有能力, very capable — the same shape as 有礼貌 or 有耐心.