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capablea.
1. prone (to),liable to be affected (by)倾向于…的，易受…影响的。
△H.VIII.5.3.10 (5.2.45): “but we allare men,/In our own natures frail,and capable /Ofour flesh；” i.e. and liable to be affected by the weak-nesses of our flesh,or by bodily desires. 但是我们都是人，我们的本性都是脆弱的，很容易受尘世欲念的影响。
2. capable of feeling,sensitive,responsive,suscepti-ble能有感情的，敏感的，有反应的，易受感动的。
△Ham.3.4.125(126): “His form and cause conjoined,preachingto stones,Would make them capable.” i.e.His ap-pearance,taken together with the cause he pleads.would make even stones capable of feeling if he ad-dressed them. 他的样子，再加上他的冤情，即使向石头诉说，也会使它们感动的。
3. gifted,intelligent有天赋的，聪明的。
△R.III.3.1.154: “O，’tis parlous boy,/Bold,quick,ingenious,forward,capable:/He is all the mother’s,from thetop to toe.”啊，这是个伶俐的孩子，大胆，敏捷，机智，早熟，聪明——他从头到脚完全像他的母亲。
4. capacious,comprehensive,ample容量大的，全面的，充足的。
△Oth.3.3.460 (459): “Till that a capable andwide revenge/Swallow them up.”直到一种全面而广阔的复仇把他们吞没。
5. perceptible可以看得出的。
△As.3.5.23:“capableimpressure”，i.e. impression that can be seen 可以看得出的印痕。
6. legally able to inherit能合法继承的。
△Lr.2.1.85(83): “and of my land/Loyal and natural boy,I’llwork the means/To make thee capable.”至于我的土地，忠诚而孝顺的孩子，我自会设法使你能够继承。
capable of: ❶susceptible to,open to,able to receive可能有…的，容易受到…的，能接受…的。
△2H.IV.1.1.172:“You were advised his flesh was capable/Of woundsand scars；”你明白他的肉体可能受到创伤。
❷able to takein,appreciative of,responsive to能接受，能欣赏，对…有共鸣。
△Ham.3.2.11 (10): “to spleet the ears of thegroundlings,who for the most part are capable ofnothing but inexplicable dumb shows and noise.”震裂站票观众的耳朵，这班人当中大多数是什么也不懂，只赏识莫名其妙的摹拟笑剧和喧闹。 |