faculty
gb/fˈækəlti/ us/fˈækəlti/
B1
Engels
~ 1600
oktatói kar, képesség, kar
ZELFSTANDIG NAAMWOORD
B1
1
oktatói kar
B2
Gebruikspatroon:
[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.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
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.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners sometimes confuse 'faculty' with 'facility'; 'faculty' refers to people, not buildings.
Betekenis
Teaching staff of a university
Woordcombinaties
faculty members
|join the faculty
|faculty meeting
|faculty position
Synoniemen
staff (General term for all employees; not limited to academic roles.)
|
teaching staff (Specifically refers to instructors and professors.)
Antoniemen
students (Refers to learners rather than the teaching body.)
Thema's
education
|work
Definitie
All the teachers at a university or college.
The group of teachers and academic staff at a university, college, or similar institution.
ZELFSTANDIG NAAMWOORD
B2
2
képesség
A2
Gebruikspatroon:
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.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
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.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners may confuse 'faculty' with 'facility'; here it means a personal ability, not a place.
Betekenis
Natural ability or power
Woordcombinaties
mental faculties
|the faculty of speech
|lose faculties
|develop faculties
Synoniemen
ability (General term for capacity to do something.)
|
capacity (Implies potential or suitability for a task.)
Antoniemen
inability (Lack of power or skill to do something.)
Thema's
human_body
|psychology
|core_vocabulary
Definitie
A natural skill or power of the mind or body.
A natural ability, skill, or power of the mind or body.
ZELFSTANDIG NAAMWOORD
B1
FORMAL
3
kar
B2
Gebruikspatroon:
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.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
I study in the Faculty of Science.
She works in the Faculty of Law.
The Faculty of Arts is very large.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners may confuse this with 'faculty' meaning all staff; here it means an academic division.
Betekenis
University subject department
Woordcombinaties
Faculty of Arts
|Faculty of Science
|join the Faculty of Law
Synoniemen
department (More common in American English for academic divisions.)
Thema's
education
Definitie
A part of a university for one subject area.
A division within a university or college that specializes in one subject area.
Grammatica
Lemmavorm
faculty
IPA
GB/fˈækəlti/
US/fˈækəlti/
Lettergrepen en klemtoon
fac - ulty (2 lettergrepen)
Stress on 1st syllable (fac)
Woordvormen
Noun
- Base: faculty
- Plural: faculties
Woordfamilie
Forms
faculties
noun
Related words
facility
noun B1
facilitate
verb B2
Advanced or less common
facilitator
noun B2
facilitation
noun B2
Uitdrukkingen
faculty meeting
1/fˈækəlti mˈitɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Meeting of teaching staff
A meeting where university or college teachers talk about work matters.
Voorbeelden
- 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.
Voorbeelden
- 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.
Voorbeelden
- Humans have the faculty of speech unlike most animals.
- Injury to this part of the brain can impair the faculty of speech.