able

• adj.できる; [管理された]有能な; 有能な
• n.(エイブルな)人名；(イランの)アブール；(イギリスの)エーブル

語源的には習慣、habと同じで、habの語源は「住む」「所有する」「できる」。接尾辞-ableはほぼ完全に重なる。

able

able: [14] Able and ability both come ultimately from the Latin verb habēre ‘have’ or ‘hold’. From this the Latin adjective habilis developed, meaning literally ‘convenient or suitable for holding on to’, and hence in more general terms ‘suitable’ or ‘apt’, and later, more positively, ‘competent’ or ‘expert’. It came into English via Old French, bringing with it the noun ablete ‘ability’. This was later reformed in English, on the model of its Latin source habilitās, to ability.
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able (adj.)

early 14c., from Old French (h)able (14c.), from Latin habilem, habilis "easily handled, apt," verbal adjective from habere "to hold" (see habit). "Easy to be held," hence "fit for a purpose." The silent h- was dropped in English and resisted academic attempts to restore it 16c.-17c. (see H), but some derivatives (such as habiliment, habilitate) acquired it via French.

Able-whackets - A popular sea-game with cards, in which the loser is beaten over the palms of the hands with a handkerchief tightly twisted like a rope. Very popular with horny-fisted sailors. [Smyth, "Sailor's Word-Book," 1867]

1. Chantal was lucky to be able to salvage her career.

サンタルが彼女の事業を守ることができたのは運が尽きた。

2.The RAF recognized him as an out-standingly able engineer.

英国王立空軍は、彼が非常に有能なメカニックであることを表彰した。

3.Anton was able to transfer from Lavine 's to an American company.

アントンはラビンから米国の会社に異動することに成功した。

4.He conjectured that some individuals may be able to detect major calamities.

重大な災害を察知できる人もいるかもしれないと推測した。

5.The government have not been able to turn today 's demonstration to their advantage.

政府は今日のデモを自分のものにすることができなかった。