USAGE NOTE 用法说明: ability, skill, talent, and 和 knack
Use these words about how well someone can do things. Your ability is what you can do mentally or physically. 这些词用于表示一个人做事情的能力。ability指心智或身体的能力:
artistic ability 艺术才华
athletic ability 运动技能。
You can lose your ability to do something. 这种能力可能会失去:
He lost his ability to walk after the accident. 事故之后，他丧失了行走的能力。
A skill is something you can do well because you have learned and practised it. skill 是通过学习和实践而获得的技能:
a class to improve writing skills 提高写作技能的课。
Talent is a natural ability to do something particularly well. talent 指能出色地完成某事的天生的能力:
She has considerable musical talent. 她有相当不错的音乐天赋。
A knack is a more informal word for something you do particularly well. knack 指出色地完成某事的本领，属非正式用词:
a knack for decorating 装饰（布置）的技巧