aptitude
英 [ˈæptɪtjuːd]
美 [ˈæptɪtuːd]
n. 天资; 天生的才能; 天赋
复数：aptitudes
Collins.1 / BNC.11916 / COCA.12448
同义词辨析
biasaptitudebentfavourinclinationpreferenceprejudice【导航词义：偏爱，偏向】
biasn. 偏爱；偏见，偏心
〔辨析〕
指对某类事物拥有天赋或兴趣；也指因个人的好恶或偏见而对某人或某物作出的不正确的、有倾向性的判断。
〔例证〕
He has a strong painting bias.
他有很高的绘画天分。
She has a bias against jazz music.
她对爵士乐有偏见。
You should have no bias in favour of either side.
你对双方应该不偏不倚。
他有很高的绘画天分。
She has a bias against jazz music.
她对爵士乐有偏见。
You should have no bias in favour of either side.
你对双方应该不偏不倚。
aptituden. 习性；才能
〔辨析〕
指做某类事情的习性，侧重指非后天形成的自然本能；也指在学习方面的资质或技能，常后接介词 for。
〔例证〕
Swallows have an aptitude for building nests.
燕子有筑巢的习性。
He has an aptitude for painting.
他有绘画的才能。
燕子有筑巢的习性。
He has an aptitude for painting.
他有绘画的才能。
bentn. 〈正式〉爱好；倾向；特长
〔辨析〕
强调对某个领域有特殊的爱好，或在某方面有特长。
〔例证〕
He has a bent for music.
他酷爱音乐。
The natural bent of my mind was to science.
我生来爱好科学。
他酷爱音乐。
The natural bent of my mind was to science.
我生来爱好科学。
favourn. 偏袒，偏爱
〔辨析〕
指对某人或某个群体的偏袒、特别照顾。
〔例证〕
Usually, parents show favour to the youngest of their children.
父母通常偏爱最小的孩子。
He is careful to show favour to no one.
他小心谨慎地不偏袒任何人。
父母通常偏爱最小的孩子。
He is careful to show favour to no one.
他小心谨慎地不偏袒任何人。
inclinationn. 倾向，爱好
〔辨析〕
指某人想做某事的一种意愿。
〔例证〕
She has an inclination for sports.
她爱好运动。
He has no inclination to be a teacher.
他不想当教师。
她爱好运动。
He has no inclination to be a teacher.
他不想当教师。
preferencen. 偏爱，偏好
〔辨析〕
指基于个人价值观、偏见或个人喜好程度上的选择。
〔例证〕
I have a preference for country life.
我偏爱乡村生活。
Ben has a preference of physics to/over English.
本爱物理胜过英语。
我偏爱乡村生活。
Ben has a preference of physics to/over English.
本爱物理胜过英语。
prejudicen. 〈贬〉成见，偏见，歧视
〔辨析〕
尤指因种族、性别、宗教等方面的差异而形成的对特定事物不合理的否定态度。
〔例证〕
African Americans still face racial prejudice in America.
在美国，黑人依然要面对种族歧视问题。
He has a prejudice against pop music.
他对流行音乐怀有偏见。
在美国，黑人依然要面对种族歧视问题。
He has a prejudice against pop music.
他对流行音乐怀有偏见。
talentaptitudefacultygeniusgiftknack【导航词义：天赋，能力】
talentn. 天资，才能
〔辨析〕
指人在某一方面所具有的可发展和培养的突出天赋，语气弱于 genius。
〔例证〕
The father found that his son had a musical talent.
父亲发现儿子有音乐天赋。
Do you have a talent for painting?
你有绘画天分吗?
He is a writer of exceptional literary talent.
他是位文采出众的作家。
父亲发现儿子有音乐天赋。
Do you have a talent for painting?
你有绘画天分吗?
He is a writer of exceptional literary talent.
他是位文采出众的作家。
aptituden. 天资，资质
〔辨析〕
指天生的才能，尤指在学习方面的聪颖资质，能迅速掌握某种技能、技巧等，通常后接介词 for。
〔例证〕
He has a natural aptitude for writing.
他有写作的天赋。
Edison had a remarkable aptitude for inventing new things.
爱迪生具有发明创造的非凡才能。
The boy skipped the third grade because of his great aptitude in mathematics.
那个小男孩因在数学方面极具天赋而从二年级跳到了四年级。
As a child, he showed an aptitude for the piano.
在孩提时代，他便显露出弹奏钢琴的天赋。
他有写作的天赋。
Edison had a remarkable aptitude for inventing new things.
爱迪生具有发明创造的非凡才能。
The boy skipped the third grade because of his great aptitude in mathematics.
那个小男孩因在数学方面极具天赋而从二年级跳到了四年级。
As a child, he showed an aptitude for the piano.
在孩提时代，他便显露出弹奏钢琴的天赋。
facultyn. 〈正式〉才能，技能
〔辨析〕
指某种特殊的才能、能力。
〔例证〕
George has a faculty for inspiring confidence in people.
乔治具有激发他人信心的能力。
Studying has really sharpened her critical faculties.
学习的确增强了她的判断能力。
乔治具有激发他人信心的能力。
Studying has really sharpened her critical faculties.
学习的确增强了她的判断能力。
geniusn. 天才，天赋
〔辨析〕
语气最强，可指天赋极高者，也可指天赋的特殊才能与智力，强调高智商，含具有独特的创造力之意。
〔例证〕
Einstein was a great scientific genius.
爱因斯坦是个伟大的科学天才。
He was a genius in both science and art.
他在科学和艺术两方面都是天才。
He has some share of his father's genius.
他有几分父亲传给他的天赋。
She has a genius for linguistics.
她具有学习语言学的天赋。
爱因斯坦是个伟大的科学天才。
He was a genius in both science and art.
他在科学和艺术两方面都是天才。
He has some share of his father's genius.
他有几分父亲传给他的天赋。
She has a genius for linguistics.
她具有学习语言学的天赋。
giftn. 天赋，才能
〔辨析〕
指人天生具有的能力或品质，但不一定具有创造力；也可泛指某人在某一方面突出的个人才能。
〔例证〕
I've always had a gift for learning languages.
我一向有学习语言的天分。
He seemed to have a gift for pastiche.
他似乎有模仿他人作品的天赋。
我一向有学习语言的天分。
He seemed to have a gift for pastiche.
他似乎有模仿他人作品的天赋。
knackn. 〈非正式〉本事，技能
〔辨析〕
指人天生的或后天学来的某种技能或本领。
〔例证〕
a knack for remembering faces
记人的本领
He has a knack for making money.
他天生有赚钱的本领。
Till has a knack of saying funny things.
蒂尔有说俏皮话的本事。
She's got the knack of getting people to listen.
她有让人倾听的本领。
记人的本领
He has a knack for making money.
他天生有赚钱的本领。
Till has a knack of saying funny things.
蒂尔有说俏皮话的本事。
She's got the knack of getting people to listen.
她有让人倾听的本领。
牛津词典
noun
- 天资；天生的才能；天赋
natural ability or skill at doing sth- She showed a natural aptitude for the work.
她表现出了做这工作的天赋。 - His aptitude for dealing with children got him the job.
他善于和儿童打交道的本事使他得到了这份工作。 - an aptitude test (= one designed to show whether sb has the natural ability for a particular job or course of education)
能力倾向测验
- She showed a natural aptitude for the work.
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR 天资;天赋;才能
Someone'saptitude fora particular kind of work or activity is their ability to learn it quickly and to do it well.- An aptitude for computing is beneficial for students taking this degree.
计算才能对于攻读这个学位的学生有益处。 - Some students have more aptitude for academic work than others.
一些学生比其他学生更有学术才能。
- An aptitude for computing is beneficial for students taking this degree.
英英释义
noun
- inherent ability
双语例句
- Some students have more aptitude for academic work than others.
一些学生比其他学生更有学术才能。 - He has a natural aptitude for painting.
他有绘画天分。 - The present study investigates the effects of language aptitude and working memory on Chinese EFL learners'reading comprehension.
本研究以中国英语专业大学生为研究对象，探讨学习者的外语学能和工作记忆对外语阅读的影响。 - The test was to assess aptitude rather than academic achievement
这次测试是考查能力，而不是学习成绩。 - He has an interest and an aptitude for his work.
他对他的工作有兴趣和有才能。 - Teaching Students in Accordance with their Aptitude is an ancient and new ideal of education.
因材施教是一种古老而又新鲜的教育理想境界。 - In interviews, your vocabulary is often viewed as related to your level of education and general aptitude.
在面试中，你的词汇量经常被认为是与你的教育和资质水平相关的。 - An aptitude for computing is beneficial for students taking this degree.
计算才能对于攻读这个学位的学生有益处。 - It requires aptitude and diligence, but it does not require a single ounce of moral imagination.
该项目需要能力和勤奋，但不需要一丁点儿的道德想象力。 - In language learning it is attitude, not aptitude, that determines success.
在语言学习过程中，是态度而不是天资决定成功。