qualification

Definitions

qual (of what kind) + -ify (to make) + -ation (act, result) = 'the act or result of making something a certain kind.' What makes you the right kind for a role is a qualification (a degree, a license). What makes a statement a certain kind — limited, conditional — is also a qualification (a reservation you add). Same root, two everyday uses: a credential, or a condition.

Why It Means This

Qualification carries both branches of the qual family. Most often it is a credential — the thing that makes you the right kind of person for a job (a teaching qualification). But in careful writing it also means a reservation: a detail you add to make your statement a more limited kind ('I agree, with one qualification'). Both come from the same idea of specifying what kind: what kind of person you are, or what kind of claim you're making.

Common Collocations

• 1.professional qualification职业资格
• 2.academic qualification学历资质
• 3.meet the qualifications符合资质要求
• 4.qualification for the job岗位任职资格
• 5.without qualification毫无保留地

Example Sentences

• 1.

  A degree in nursing is the minimum qualification for this role.

• 2.

  She earned a professional qualification in accounting last year.

• 3.

  I support the proposal, but with one important qualification.

• 4.

  He lacks the qualifications needed to teach at this level.