核心畫面
Picture a container that is big enough to hold what you pour in: capable says a person (or thing) has the inner room and the right qualities to take on a task and carry it through. The basic feel is 'has what it takes' — the ability is already inside, waiting to be used.
可以想成一個「裝得下、接得住」的容器：capable 在說某人（或某物）內部有足夠的空間和條件，能把一件事接下來、做…更多收起
可以想成一個「裝得下、接得住」的容器：capable 在說某人（或某物）內部有足夠的空間和條件，能把一件事接下來、做到完。核心感覺是「該有的本事已經在身上了」——能力是內建的，只等著被拿出來用。原始詞典資料2 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。
capableadj/ˈkeɪ.pə.bəl/
- 1
Able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.
- She is capable and efficient.
- He does not need help; he is capable of eating on his own.
- 2
obsoleteOf sufficient capacity or size for holding, containing, receiving or taking in; accessible to. Construed with of, for or an infinitive.
- The place chosen was the cathedral church, capable of about 400 persons.
- [...] deſignation only to thoſe things, which have parts, and are capable of increaſe or diminution [...]
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。