faculty
UK ['fæk.əl.ti] US [-tˌi] noun
ABILITY 能力
countable usually plural
■a natural ability to hear, see, think, move, etc 官能，机能•Even at the age of 100, she still had all her faculties.尽管年届一百高龄，她的一切身体机能仍然保持正常。 •Is he in command/possession of all his faculties (= Can he still hear, speak, see and think clearly) ?他身体一切机能均正常吗？ countable
■a special ability to do a particular thing 能力，才能•She has a faculty for inspiring confidence in people.她具有激发他人信心的能力。 •Studying has certainly sharpened my critical faculties (= taught me to think carefully about things using my judgment).学习的确增强了我的分析判断能力。
UK ['fæk.əl.ti] US [-tˌi] noun
COLLEGE 学院
countable
■a group of departments in a college which specialize in a particular subject or group of subjects （高等院校的）系，院•the Arts/Law Faculty文学／法学院 •the Faculty of Science理学院 countable US
■the people who teach in a department in a college （高等院校中院系的）全体教师 |