facility

Definitions

facil (from facilis, 'easy/do-able') + -ity (state of) = 'ease, the quality of being easily done.' The original sense survives in 'a facility for languages' (ease, knack). The common modern sense — a building or facility — comes from the idea of something built to make a task easier (sports facility, medical facility).

Common Collocations

• 1.medical facility医疗设施
• 2.sports facilities体育设施
• 3.storage facility储存设施
• 4.research facility研究机构
• 5.facility for做……的才能

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The hospital is a state-of-the-art medical facility.

• 2.

  She has a remarkable facility for picking up languages.

• 3.

  The hotel offers excellent conference facilities.