capacity

/kə'pæsəti/

n 容量；容积；理解力；地位；资格

记忆： cap(拿住) + ac + ity(表状态、 情况， 名词后缀) → 能拿住 → 能力

例句：The room had seating capacity for about 80.（这房间能坐80个人左右。）；The orchestra played to a capacity crowd (= the largest number of people who can fit into a hall, theatre etc ) .（管弦乐队为满场的观众演奏。）

派生：capability；capacitance；capaciousness；capacitate

短语：production capacity；bearing capacity；capacity for

同近：ability；competence；membership；status；productivity