faculty
gb/fˈækəlti/ us/fˈækəlti/
B1
Angielski
~ 1600
oktatói kar, képesség, kar
RZECZOWNIK
B1
1
oktatói kar
B2
Schemat użycia:
[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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
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.
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes confuse 'faculty' with 'facility'; 'faculty' refers to people, not buildings.
Znaczenie
Teaching staff of a university
Kolokacje
faculty members
|join the faculty
|faculty meeting
|faculty position
Synonimy
staff (General term for all employees; not limited to academic roles.)
|
teaching staff (Specifically refers to instructors and professors.)
Antonimy
students (Refers to learners rather than the teaching body.)
Tematy
education
|work
Definicja
All the teachers at a university or college.
The group of teachers and academic staff at a university, college, or similar institution.
RZECZOWNIK
B2
2
képesség
A2
Schemat użycia:
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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
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.
Częsty błąd:
Learners may confuse 'faculty' with 'facility'; here it means a personal ability, not a place.
Znaczenie
Natural ability or power
Kolokacje
mental faculties
|the faculty of speech
|lose faculties
|develop faculties
Synonimy
ability (General term for capacity to do something.)
|
capacity (Implies potential or suitability for a task.)
Antonimy
inability (Lack of power or skill to do something.)
Tematy
human_body
|psychology
|core_vocabulary
Definicja
A natural skill or power of the mind or body.
A natural ability, skill, or power of the mind or body.
RZECZOWNIK
B1
FORMAL
3
kar
B2
Schemat użycia:
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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
I study in the Faculty of Science.
She works in the Faculty of Law.
The Faculty of Arts is very large.
Częsty błąd:
Learners may confuse this with 'faculty' meaning all staff; here it means an academic division.
Znaczenie
University subject department
Kolokacje
Faculty of Arts
|Faculty of Science
|join the Faculty of Law
Synonimy
department (More common in American English for academic divisions.)
Tematy
education
Definicja
A part of a university for one subject area.
A division within a university or college that specializes in one subject area.
Gramatyka
Forma słownikowa
faculty
IPA
GB/fˈækəlti/
US/fˈækəlti/
Sylaby i akcent
fac - ulty (2 sylaby)
Stress on 1st syllable (fac)
Formy wyrazu
Noun
- Base: faculty
- Plural: faculties
Rodzina wyrazów
Forms
faculties
noun
Related words
facility
noun B1
facilitate
verb B2
Advanced or less common
facilitator
noun B2
facilitation
noun B2
Wyrażenia
faculty meeting
1/fˈækəlti mˈitɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Meeting of teaching staff
A meeting where university or college teachers talk about work matters.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady
- Humans have the faculty of speech unlike most animals.
- Injury to this part of the brain can impair the faculty of speech.