faculty
gb/fˈækəlti/ us/fˈækəlti/
B1
Engelska
~ 1600
oktatói kar, képesség, kar
SUBSTANTIV
B1
1
oktatói kar
B2
Användningsmönster:
[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.
Exempel för inlärare
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.
Vanligt misstag:
Learners sometimes confuse 'faculty' with 'facility'; 'faculty' refers to people, not buildings.
Betydelse
Teaching staff of a university
Ordkombinationer
faculty members
|join the faculty
|faculty meeting
|faculty position
Synonymer
staff (General term for all employees; not limited to academic roles.)
|
teaching staff (Specifically refers to instructors and professors.)
Antonymer
students (Refers to learners rather than the teaching body.)
Teman
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.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
2
képesség
A2
Användningsmönster:
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.
Exempel för inlärare
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.
Vanligt misstag:
Learners may confuse 'faculty' with 'facility'; here it means a personal ability, not a place.
Betydelse
Natural ability or power
Ordkombinationer
mental faculties
|the faculty of speech
|lose faculties
|develop faculties
Synonymer
ability (General term for capacity to do something.)
|
capacity (Implies potential or suitability for a task.)
Antonymer
inability (Lack of power or skill to do something.)
Teman
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.
SUBSTANTIV
B1
FORMAL
3
kar
B2
Användningsmönster:
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.
Exempel för inlärare
I study in the Faculty of Science.
She works in the Faculty of Law.
The Faculty of Arts is very large.
Vanligt misstag:
Learners may confuse this with 'faculty' meaning all staff; here it means an academic division.
Betydelse
University subject department
Ordkombinationer
Faculty of Arts
|Faculty of Science
|join the Faculty of Law
Synonymer
department (More common in American English for academic divisions.)
Teman
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/
Stavelser och betoning
fac - ulty (2 stavelser)
Stress on 1st syllable (fac)
Ordformer
Noun
- Base: faculty
- Plural: faculties
Ordfamilj
Forms
faculties
noun
Related words
facility
noun B1
facilitate
verb B2
Advanced or less common
facilitator
noun B2
facilitation
noun B2
Uttryck
faculty meeting
1/fˈækəlti mˈitɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Meeting of teaching staff
A meeting where university or college teachers talk about work matters.
Exempel
- 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.
Exempel
- 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.
Exempel
- Humans have the faculty of speech unlike most animals.
- Injury to this part of the brain can impair the faculty of speech.