faculty
noun uk/ˈfæk.əl.ti/ us/ˈfæk.əl.t̬i/
(ABILITY)
C1 [ C usually plural ]官能，机能
a natural ability to hear, see, think, move, etc.
Even at the age of 100, she still had all her faculties. 甚至在百岁高龄时，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？
[ C ]能力，才能
a special ability to do a particular thing
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。
- More examples
- He's applied for a job in the history faculty.
- See the faculty website for more details.
- The faculty has decided to close the common room.
- She received a generous research grant from the faculty.
- Work has begun on the construction of the new faculty building.
(IN A COLLEGE)
C1 [ C ]（高等院校的）系，院
a group of departments in a college that specialize in a particular subject or group of subjects
the Psychology/Law Faculty 心理学系/法学院
UK the Faculty of Science 理学院
B2 [ C or S ] US（高等院校中院系的）全体教师
the people who teach in a department in a college
He has been a faculty member at the college for 20 years. 他在学院任教已有20年。