片語：盡你所能
把「你的本事」這個量推到頂：既然每個人能做的有個上限，這個片語就是請你做到自己那條上限為止。是同一個 ability，只是釘在「最高那一格」上。
to the best of your ability · noun · B1
In 'to the best of your ability', meaning as well as you possibly can.
盡力
核心畫面
You can picture ability as a simple yes-answer to the question 'can you do this?' — the plain fact that someone is able to do something. From that bare fact grow two close relatives: not just whether you can do it, but how well you can do it (your level of skill), and the set phrase that asks you to do it as well as you possibly can.
可以把 ability 想成對「你能不能做這件事？」這個問題的肯定回答——就是「做得到」這個最素的事實。從這個光禿禿…更多收起
可以把 ability 想成對「你能不能做這件事？」這個問題的肯定回答——就是「做得到」這個最素的事實。從這個光禿禿的事實長出兩個很近的親戚：不只是能不能做，還包括「做得多好」（你的本事高低），以及一個請你「盡你所能去做」的固定說法。From the picture
Also in this word
being able to do something · noun · B1
Someone being able to do something.
能力
skill level · noun · B1
How good someone is at doing something; their level of skill.
本領 / 才能
原始詞典資料7 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
abilitynoun/əˈbɪl.ə.ti/
- 1
obsoleteSuitableness.
- 2
The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power.
- This phone has the ability to have its software upgraded wirelessly.
- This wood has the ability to fight off insects, fungus, and mold for a considerable time.
- 3
The legal wherewithal to act.
- The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them, which is then licensed to related businesses in high-tax countries, is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies.
- 4
Physical power.
- 5
archaicFinancial ability.
- 6
A unique power of the mind; a faculty.
- 7
A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude.
- a mixed-ability class
- They are persons of ability, who will go far in life.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。