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Pronunciation: ['eibl]

Average Rank: 405

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

a. 能干的, 能够的

Detailed Explanations:
  • a. (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
  • s. have the skills and qualifications to do things well
  • s. having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity
  • s. having a strong healthy body
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#324

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 96.8% (Top 96.8% most frequent)
96.8%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#473

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 95.3% (Top 95.3% most frequent)
95.3%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#418

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 95.8% (Top 95.8% most frequent)
95.8%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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