capital是什么意思_英语capital中文翻译_牛津英汉词典

capital是什么意思_英语capital中文翻译_牛津英汉词典_英语词典

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capital¹
◙ noun
1. (也作 capital city 或 town)the most important city or town of a country or region, usually its seat of government and administrative centre
• 首都；首府
  [with modifier] a place associated more than any other with a specified activity or product
• （某种活动或产品的）重要城市
»Milan is the fashion capital of the world.
  米兰是世界时装之都。
2. [mass noun] wealth in the form of money or other assets owned by a person or organization or available or contributed for a particular purpose such as starting a company or investing
• 资本，资金
»the senior partner would provide the initial capital.
  主要合伙人将提供创业资本。
»rates of return on invested capital were high.
  投资资金回报率高。
  the excess of a company's assets over its liabilities
• 公司资产净值
  people who possess wealth and use it to control a society's economic activity, considered collectively
• 资本家，资方
»a conflict of interest between capital and labour.
  劳资双方的利益冲突。
  [with modifier] (figurative)a valuable resource of a particular kind
• [喻] 资本（有某种价值的资源）
»there is insufficient investment in human capital.
  人力资本投资不够。
3. (也作 capital letter)a letter of the size and form used to begin sentences and names
• 大写字母
»he wrote the name in capitals.
  他用大写字母写名字。
◙ adjective
1. [attrib.] (of an offence or charge) liable to the death penalty
• （犯罪，控告）可判死刑的
»murder is the only capital crime in the state.
  谋杀是这个国家惟一可判死刑的犯罪。
2. [attrib.] (of a letter of the alphabet) large in size and of the form used to begin sentences and names
• （字母）大写的
3. (informal, dated)excellent
• [非正式，旧] 极好的
»he's a really capital fellow.
  他真是个大好人。
◙ exclamation
1. [Brit. informal, dated] used to express approval, satisfaction, or delight
• [英，非正式，旧] 太好了（用来表示同意、满意或高兴）
»That's splendid! Capital!.
  太好了！太棒了！。

【IDIOMS】

◘ make capital out of
1. use to one's own advantage
• 利用
»trying to make political capital out of the weakness of his rival.
设法利用他对手弱点以谋求政治利益。
◘ with a capital —
1. used to give emphasis to the word or concept in question
• 真正地，名副其实地（用来强调问题中的某个词或概念）
»she was ugly with a capital U.
她真是名副其实地丑。

【派生】

♦ capitally adverb

【语源】

1. Middle English (as an adjective in the sense 'relating to the head or top', later 'standing at the head or beginning'): via Old French from Latin capitalis, from caput 'head'

capital²
◙ noun
1. [Architecture] the distinct, typically broader section at the head of a pillar or column
• [建筑] 柱头，柱顶

【语源】

1. Middle English: from Old French capitel, from late Latin capitellum 'little head', diminutive of Latin caput

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