capable 核心是「具备完成某事的能力或潜力」。形容词：be capable of sth./doing（有能力做某事：be capable of solving the problem = 有能力解决问题；the system is capable of processing = 系统能处理）。注意：① capable 不接不定式（× be capable to do → ✓ be capable of doing）；② capable 有正面义（有能力，competent）也可描述负面潜力（capable of violence = 可能有暴力行为）。辨析：capable（有能力的，强调具备能力/潜力）vs. able（能够，表示特定时间能做：be able to do = 能做）vs. competent（称职的，达到标准的：a competent professional = 称职的专业人士）。
释义
1
adj.（be capable of）有能力的，能够（具备潜力）
Researchers have developed an AI system capable of analysing medical images with greater accuracy than trained radiologists.
研究人员开发了一种能够以比训练有素的放射科医生更高准确度分析医学影像的AI系统。
2
adj.有才干的，称职的（作定语）
She is a highly capable administrator who has successfully managed complex projects across three continents.
她是一位非常能干的管理人员，曾成功管理三大洲的复杂项目。
语感
be capable of doing（有能力做）；a capable person（有才干的人）；capable of 也可描述负面潜力
有能力的，能够（be capable of doing）有才干的，称职的（作定语）
核心结构：be capable of sth./doing sth.（有能力做：capable of achieving great things = 有能力取得伟大成就；capable of causing harm = 有可能造成伤害）。注意 capable 可描述正面（have the ability）或负面（have the potential for harm）：he is capable of kindness（他也有体贴的一面，正面）；he is capable of lying（他有可能撒谎，负面）。高频搭配：highly capable（非常有能力）；fully capable（完全有能力）；quite capable of sth.（完全有能力做，有时含「没什么了不起」义：I'm quite capable of doing it myself = 我完全可以自己做）。辨析：capable of（有能力，× capable to）；able to（能够，特定时间的能力）；competent（称职，达到专业标准）；skilled / talented（技能/天赋）。
陷阱
⚠️capable of doing（介词 of + 动名词，× capable to do）
✗
The new software is capable to process thousands of transactions per second without any degradation in performance.
这款新软件能够每秒处理数千笔交易而不降低性能。（× capable to process → ✓ capable of processing）
capable 后接介词 of + 动名词（be capable of doing）；× capable to do 是错误结构；× capable to process → ✓ capable of processing；able to do 正确，但 capable 必须用 capable of doing
✓
The new software is capable of processing thousands of transactions per second without any degradation in performance.
这款新软件能够每秒处理数千笔交易而不降低性能。
⚠️capable（有能力）vs. competent（称职）——程度与语义侧重不同
The investigation found that the contractor, while technically capable, had failed to meet the specific safety standards required by the contract.
capablecapable（有能力的，强调具备潜力：a capable student = 有能力的学生；capable of great things = 能够成就大事）competentcompetent（称职的，强调达到所需标准：a competent professional = 称职的专业人士；competent to do = 有资格做）
She is clearly capable of more advanced work and should be offered greater challenges and responsibilities.
她显然有能力承担更高级的工作，应该得到更大的挑战和责任。
The audit concluded that the organisation was fully competent to manage the grant and achieve the specified outcomes.
审计得出结论，该组织完全有资格管理该资助并实现规定的成果。
写作加分
✨ 加分词
替换：canable togood at
科技话题教育话题职场能力话题
普通
AI can now do many things that humans can do.
AI现在可以做许多人类能做的事情。
加分 ✨
Modern AI systems are capable of performing complex cognitive tasks — from diagnosing diseases to composing music — that were once considered exclusively within the domain of human intelligence.