aptitude

UK:  ['æptɪ.tjuːd]

US:  ['æptɪ.tud]

复数：aptitudes  

n.

1.能力,天赋,天才,技能

2.资质;才能

3.天资;才能

4.倾向

5.适合性

6.聪明;干练

7.习性

8.颖悟,聪颖

9.嗜好;禀性

1 . This thing is a fresh thing, spend not how much silver, return aptitude agreeable.
这东西是新鲜物，花不了多少银子，还能讨喜。

2 . She had the aptitude of the struggler who seeks emancipation. The glow of a more showy life was not lost upon her.
她具有寻求解放的斗士的悟性，更排场的生活向她发出了诱人的光辉。

3 . I would like the amount of work to be proportional to the income, and for the company to give important positions to people with aptitude.
我希望工作量能与所得成正比，真正有能力的人能得到公司重用。

4 . And many prodigies do not go on to greatness in their early field, while great performers include many who showed no special early aptitude.
许多这些天才以后都未能有很大成就，然而那些取得伟大成就者却没有较早就现实出特殊的迹象。

5 . To be honest, your daughter has no aptitude for a singer.
老实说，你女儿没有当歌星的潜力。