| ability | n 1. Power to do st a. (mental, physical) kebolehan, kemampuan, keupayaan: his ~ to solve the problem, kebolehannya menyelesaikan masalah itu; the armed forces have the ~ to defend the nation, angkatan bersenjata mempunyai kebolehan utk mempertahankan negara; mental ~, kemampuan mental; b. (financial) kemampuan, keupayaan; c. (legal) hak; 2. (usu in pl) mental power, talent, kebolehan, kemampuan: a man of many abilities, seorang yg banyak kebolehannya; have the ~ to (do st), see ABLE (be able to); to the best of o’s ~, sedaya upaya, dgn segala daya upaya, sedapat-dapatnya, seboleh-bolehnya, seberapa boleh. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| genius | n 1. person with exceptional ability, genius: a ~ like Einstein, genius spt Einstein; 2. exceptional creative ability, bakat luar biasa: Mozart’s musical ~, bakat luar biasa Mozart dlm bidang muzik; 3. natural aptitude, bakat, kecenderungan semula jadi: she has a ~ for learning languages, dia mempunyai bakat dlm mempelajari bahasa; 4. one who has natural ability, orang yg berbakat: he is a ~ at negotiations, dia seorang yg berbakat dlm hal-hal perundingan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| misdirection | 3. use wrongly, a. (o’s knowledge, ability, etc) menyalahgunakan: he ~ed his artistic ability by forging famous paintings, dia menyalahgunakan kebolehannya melukis dgn memalsukan lukisan-lukisan yg terkenal; b. (< | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| precocious | adj 1. showing unusually early mental development; (of person) cepat matang; (of ability, interest) cepat berkembang: a ~ student, penuntut yg cepat matang; her ~ ability in playing the violin surprised the examiner, kebolehannya bermain violin yg cepat berkembang memeranjatkan pemeriksa; 2. achieving success early in life, begitu muda: he became a surgeon at a ~ age, dia menjadi pakar bedah pd usia yg begitu muda; 3. (derog), (of child) too forward, macam orang tua: what a ~ child!. She ought to be taught some manners, budak ini macam orang tua. Dia perlu diajar bersopan santun. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mixed ability | n pelbagai peringkat kebolehan: a ~ class, kelas pelbagai peringkat kebolehan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mixed ability | 3. comprising people of different races or religions, campur; (of society) majmuk, pelbagai kaum: ~ marriage, kahwin campur; of ~ /parentage, blood/, kacukan; 4. of or intended for both sexes, campur: a | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| woodcraft | n ability or skill at woodwork, kraf kayu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| draughtsmanship | n ability to draw, kemahiran melukis. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wizardry | n wonderful ability, kepintaran: his musical ~ appeals to young and old, kepintarannya dlm muzik menarik golongan muda dan tua. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| spelling | 2. ability to spell, kebolehan mengeja: the boy’s ~ has improved, kebolehan mengeja budak itu bertambah baik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |