faculty
gb/fˈækəlti/ us/fˈækəlti/
B1
Englisch
~ 1600
oktatói kar, képesség, kar
NOMEN
B1
1
oktatói kar
B2
Verwendungsmuster:
[someone] is on the faculty
She joined the faculty of the law school last year.
Tavaly csatlakozott a jogi egyetem oktatói karához.
The faculty voted to change the curriculum.
Az oktatói kar megszavazta a tanterv módosítását.
He is a respected member of the science faculty.
Beispiele für Lernende
My sister is on the faculty at the university.
A nővérem az egyetem oktatói karának tagja.
The faculty will meet on Monday.
Az oktatói kar hétfőn ülésezik.
He is new to the faculty.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'faculty' with 'facility'; 'faculty' refers to people, not buildings.
Bedeutung
Teaching staff of a university
Wortverbindungen
faculty members
|join the faculty
|faculty meeting
|faculty position
Synonyme
staff (General term for all employees; not limited to academic roles.)
|
teaching staff (Specifically refers to instructors and professors.)
Antonyme
students (Refers to learners rather than the teaching body.)
Themen
education
|work
Definition
All the teachers at a university or college.
The group of teachers and academic staff at a university, college, or similar institution.
NOMEN
B2
2
képesség
A2
Verwendungsmuster:
the faculty of [doing something]
Humans have the faculty of speech.
Az emberek rendelkeznek a beszéd képességével.
After the accident, he lost some of his mental faculties.
A baleset után szellemi képességeinek egy részét elvesztette.
The training aims to develop students’ critical faculties.
Beispiele für Lernende
We have the faculty of speech.
Rendelkezünk a beszéd képességével.
He lost his mental faculties after the illness.
A betegsége után elvesztette szellemi képességeit.
Reading can improve your mental faculties.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners may confuse 'faculty' with 'facility'; here it means a personal ability, not a place.
Bedeutung
Natural ability or power
Wortverbindungen
mental faculties
|the faculty of speech
|lose faculties
|develop faculties
Synonyme
ability (General term for capacity to do something.)
|
capacity (Implies potential or suitability for a task.)
Antonyme
inability (Lack of power or skill to do something.)
Themen
human_body
|psychology
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A natural skill or power of the mind or body.
A natural ability, skill, or power of the mind or body.
NOMEN
B1
FORMAL
3
kar
B2
Verwendungsmuster:
the Faculty of [subject]
She is studying in the Faculty of Engineering.
The Faculty of Medicine has introduced new courses.
He transferred from the Faculty of Arts to the Faculty of Business.
Beispiele für Lernende
I study in the Faculty of Science.
She works in the Faculty of Law.
The Faculty of Arts is very large.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners may confuse this with 'faculty' meaning all staff; here it means an academic division.
Bedeutung
University subject department
Wortverbindungen
Faculty of Arts
|Faculty of Science
|join the Faculty of Law
Synonyme
department (More common in American English for academic divisions.)
Themen
education
Definition
A part of a university for one subject area.
A division within a university or college that specializes in one subject area.
Grammatik
Grundform
faculty
IPA
GB/fˈækəlti/
US/fˈækəlti/
Silben & Betonung
fac - ulty (2 Silben)
Stress on 1st syllable (fac)
Wortformen
Noun
- Base: faculty
- Plural: faculties
Wortfamilie
Forms
faculties
noun
Related words
facility
noun B1
facilitate
verb B2
Advanced or less common
facilitator
noun B2
facilitation
noun B2
Ausdrücke
faculty meeting
1/fˈækəlti mˈitɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Meeting of teaching staff
A meeting where university or college teachers talk about work matters.
Beispiele
- The dean called a faculty meeting to discuss the new policy.
- Faculty meetings are held every first Monday of the month.
mental faculties
1/mˈɛntəl fˈækəltiz/
fixed phrase
Powers of thinking and reasoning
A person's ability to think and understand clearly.
Beispiele
- The stroke affected his mental faculties.
- You need all your mental faculties to solve this puzzle.
the faculty of speech
1/ðə fˈækəlti əv spˈit͡ʃ/
fixed phrase
Ability to produce spoken language
The natural ability to talk.
Beispiele
- Humans have the faculty of speech unlike most animals.
- Injury to this part of the brain can impair the faculty of speech.