faculty
gb/fˈækəlti/ us/fˈækəlti/
B1
Αγγλικά
~ 1600
oktatói kar, képesség, kar
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B1
1
oktatói kar
B2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
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.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'faculty' with 'facility'; 'faculty' refers to people, not buildings.
Σημασία
Teaching staff of a university
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
faculty members
|join the faculty
|faculty meeting
|faculty position
Συνώνυμα
staff (General term for all employees; not limited to academic roles.)
|
teaching staff (Specifically refers to instructors and professors.)
Αντώνυμα
students (Refers to learners rather than the teaching body.)
Θέματα
education
|work
Ορισμός
All the teachers at a university or college.
The group of teachers and academic staff at a university, college, or similar institution.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B2
2
képesség
A2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
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.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse 'faculty' with 'facility'; here it means a personal ability, not a place.
Σημασία
Natural ability or power
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
mental faculties
|the faculty of speech
|lose faculties
|develop faculties
Συνώνυμα
ability (General term for capacity to do something.)
|
capacity (Implies potential or suitability for a task.)
Αντώνυμα
inability (Lack of power or skill to do something.)
Θέματα
human_body
|psychology
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
A natural skill or power of the mind or body.
A natural ability, skill, or power of the mind or body.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B1
FORMAL
3
kar
B2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
I study in the Faculty of Science.
She works in the Faculty of Law.
The Faculty of Arts is very large.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse this with 'faculty' meaning all staff; here it means an academic division.
Σημασία
University subject department
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
Faculty of Arts
|Faculty of Science
|join the Faculty of Law
Συνώνυμα
department (More common in American English for academic divisions.)
Θέματα
education
Ορισμός
A part of a university for one subject area.
A division within a university or college that specializes in one subject area.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
faculty
IPA
GB/fˈækəlti/
US/fˈækəlti/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
fac - ulty (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (fac)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: faculty
- Plural: faculties
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
faculties
noun
Related words
facility
noun B1
facilitate
verb B2
Advanced or less common
facilitator
noun B2
facilitation
noun B2
Εκφράσεις
faculty meeting
1/fˈækəlti mˈitɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Meeting of teaching staff
A meeting where university or college teachers talk about work matters.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- Humans have the faculty of speech unlike most animals.
- Injury to this part of the brain can impair the faculty of speech.