facility
/fəˈsɪlətɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1
- space or equipment necessary for doing something（必需的）设施; 专用场所（或设备）：
cooking facilities
烹饪器具
facilities for picnicking and car parking.
野餐和停车场所。
1.1
- a service offered by an organization, or a feature of a piece of equipment, which gives the opportunity to do or benefit from something（某组织机构提供的）服务（项目）; （设备的）特殊功能（或用途）：
an overdraft facility.
（银行账户的）透支服务。
1.2
- an amenity or resource, especially one connected with leisure or hygiene（尤指与休闲或卫生有关的）方便（或生活）设施：
facilities include two swimming pools.
设施包括两个游泳池。
1.3
- an establishment set up to fulfil a particular function or provide a particular service, typically an industrial or medical one（尤指工业或医疗方面的提供某种服务或起某种作用的）专门机构, 组织：
a manufacturing facility.
制造中心。
2
- usu. in sing. an ability to do or learn something well and easily; a natural aptitude才能; 天赋：
he had a facility for languages.
他有语言天赋。
2.1
- mass noun absence of difficulty or effort娴熟, 灵巧; 流畅：
the pianist played with great facility.
那个钢琴家的演奏极其娴熟流畅。
词源
early 16th cent. (denoting the means or unimpeded opportunity for doing something)： from French facilité. or Latin facilitas, from facilis 'easy' （see FACILE）.