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fac·ul·ty /ˈfækəltɪ/ n. | phr.
n.
1. 官能；能力；技能；天赋
His faculty of hearing was acute. 他听觉灵敏。
the digestive faculty 消化功能
be in possession (或 command) of all one's faculties (视、听、说、理解等)各种功能一应俱全
have an extraordinary faculty for management (learning languages) 具有非凡的管理(学语言的)才能
He has the faculty of making friends easily. 他善于交友。
2. (大学的)系，科；院
the faculty of law 法律系
3. (某一专门职业的)全体从业人员；〈主美〉(高等院校或系的)全体教员及有学衔的行政人员；〈主美〉(任何学校的)全体教员
the medical faculty 医务界
My brother is a member of (the) faculty. 我的兄弟是个教员。
an excellent mathematics faculty 一批出色的数学教员
students and some faculty 学生和一些教职员
He has taught on the faculty for nearly twenty years. 他在该校任教已快20年了。
a faculty position 教职
a faculty party 教员聚会
4. (授与的)权力；【宗】(如主教与教士对听取忏悔等的)特许
5. 【心】官能，才能(指旧时所谓的智能因素，如意志、理性)
6. 〈古〉专业；职业，行业
[< L facultās capability < facilis easy] phr. collect one's faculties 定下神来，镇定下来 |