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a capacious + noun
capacious 是较正式的形容词，常用来形容空间或容器容积大。
The hotel has a capacious lobby.
这家酒店有一个宽敞的大堂。
容量大的；宽敞的；广阔的
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容量大的；宽敞的；广阔的
having a lot of space; roomy and able to hold much
The hotel has a capacious lobby.
这家酒店有一个宽敞的大堂。
内部空间大的；宽敞的。
Having a lot of space inside; roomy.
有能力的；能胜任的。
Capable, able.
The front pocket of the backpack is capacious enough to fit a small umbrella.
背包的前袋足够大，可以放下一把小雨伞。
Their new house has a capacious kitchen with plenty of counter space.
他们的新房子有一个宽敞的厨房，操作台空间充足。
For the camping trip, we packed a capacious tent that slept six people.
为了这次露营之旅，我们带上了一顶容量很大的帐篷，可以睡六个人。
capacious 是较正式的形容词，常用来形容空间或容器容积大。
The hotel has a capacious lobby.
这家酒店有一个宽敞的大堂。
作表语时，主语通常是容器、房间等具体事物。
The suitcase is surprisingly capacious.
这个手提箱出奇地能装。
enough for 后接名词，表示容量足以满足某种用途。
The bag is capacious enough for a week's clothes.
这个包容量很大，足以装下一周的衣服。
Not this
The capacious of the stadium amazed us.
Use this
The capacity of the stadium amazed us.
capacious是形容词，表示‘容量大的；宽敞的’，不能当作名词使用；表示‘容纳能力’需要用名词capacity。
Not this
He is a capacious man.
Use this
He is a large man.
capacious只能形容空间或容器的宽敞，不能用来描述人的体型；形容人高大应直接用large或big。
Not this
She has capacious knowledge of Chinese history.
Use this
She has extensive knowledge of Chinese history.
capacious侧重于物理空间上的容量大，不用于抽象的‘广博’；修饰knowledge表示‘渊博的’应用extensive。
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容量大的包
She packed her capacious bag with everything needed for the trip.
她把旅行所需的一切都装进了她那个容量很大的包里。
大口袋；容量大的衣袋
His outdoor jacket has capacious pockets for maps and snacks.
他的户外夹克有大口袋，可放地图和零食。
开阔的胸怀；博大的思想
Reading widely gives one a capacious mind.
广泛阅读使人拥有开阔的胸怀。
宽敞的房间
The capacious room was filled with natural light.
这个宽敞的房间充满了自然光。
（汽车后部的）大行李箱；大后备箱
This SUV has a capacious trunk that fits all our luggage.
这辆SUV有一个很大的后备箱，能装下我们所有的行李。
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capacious 像 capacity（容量）加 ous，联想一个大仓库容量很大、宽敞无比，就能记住它表示“容积大的、宽敞的”。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学描述、物品容量说明 capacious 通常用于正式或文学性的书面描述，表示空间宽敞、容量大；日常口语中比较少见，口语里更常说 roomy 或 spacious。
These words all end in -cious and rhyme with capacious, sharing the final sound /eiʃəs/: spacious, gracious, tenacious, voracious, audacious, sagacious. Beware of lookalikes that sound different: precious is /ˈpreʃəs/ and conscious is /ˈkɑːnʃəs/, both ending in /ʃəs/ but not rhyming with capacious.
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