ap·ti·tude
noun/ˈæptɪtjuːd/
/ˈæptɪtuːd/
[uncountable, countable]- natural ability or skill at doing something
天资；天生的才能；天赋 - an aptitude test (= one designed to show whether somebody has the natural ability for a particular job or course of education)
能力倾向测验 - aptitude for something She showed a natural aptitude for the work.
她表现出了做这工作的天赋。 - aptitude for doing something His aptitude for dealing with children got him the job.
他善于和儿童打交道的本事使他得到了这份工作。
Extra Examples- an aptitude for mathematics
数学天分 - children who show an aptitude for music
显示出音乐天赋的儿童
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- intrinsic
- natural
- …
- have
- display
- show
- …
- test
- aptitude for
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from late Latin aptitudo, from aptus ‘fitted’, past participle of apere ‘fasten’. - an aptitude test (= one designed to show whether somebody has the natural ability for a particular job or course of education)