Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #4038
faculty
全体教职员工；教职工
The body of teachers and administrators at a school.
- 1.
A division of a university.
大学的一个分支学院或系。
- 2.
one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
心智固有的认知或感知能力之一
- 3.
An ability, power, or skill.
能力、力量或技能。
- 4.
the body of teachers and administrators at a school
学校的全体教职员工
- 5.
An authority, power, or privilege conferred by a higher authority.
由上级授予的权限、权力或特权。
- 6.
The members of a profession.
某一职业的全体从业人员。
（大学的）学院；学部；能力；才能；官能；（授予的）权力；权限；特许；（某职业的）全体从业人员；同行；大学的一个分支学院或系。
In use
She applied to the Faculty of Law at the College of Arts and Sciences.
The faculty offers several undergraduate and graduate programs.
He is a professor in the medical faculty.
the faculty (of + discipline)
集合名词，指全体教职员，可指特定院系的全体教员。
The faculty of science meets every Friday.
理学院的全体教员每周五开会。
a member of the faculty (of + discipline)
"a member of the faculty" 指一名教职员工。
She is a member of the faculty of law.
她是法学院的一名教员。
on the faculty (of + institution)
"on the faculty" 表示在某个机构担任教职。
Connections
Collocations
- mental faculty
- 心智能力
- Memory is one of the most important mental faculties.记忆是最重要的心智能力之一。
- faculty of memory
- 记忆力
- As we age, our faculty of memory often declines.随着年龄增长，我们的记忆力常常衰退。
- faculty meeting
- 教师会议
- The faculty meeting was postponed until next week.教师会议推迟到下周举行。
- faculty member
- 教职员
- Every faculty member is required to attend the orientation.每位教职员都必须参加迎新会。
- faculty of law
- 法学院
- She was accepted into the faculty of law at Oxford.她被牛津大学法学院录取了。
- cognitive faculty
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“法考提”：法律考试提到，考试需要心智能力；同时“Faculty”也指发考题的教师们。
Context & Register
通常指大学或学院的全体教职员，也可指大学里的系或院。多用于正式场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'faculty' and 'difficulty' share a similar ending sound, while 'city', 'party', 'beauty', and 'liberty' have a similar spelling but different sounds.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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