「ability」が名詞として使われる場合、個人の持つ特定の活動を行う能力や、生まれ持った才能、あるいは習得した技能を指す。具体的な例を以下に示す。
・例文出典:Wiktionary
From Middle English -ablete, -iblete, -abilite, -ibilite, from Middle French -ableté, -ibleté, -abilité, -ibilité, from Latin -abilitas, -ibilitas, from -abilis (“able”) or -ibilis (“able”) + -tas. Equivalent to -able + -ity.
-ability
ability
an ability
one's ability
the real ability
能力で
with competence
inherent ability
才能のある.
a useless ability
潜在能力.
excellent talent and ability the possession of which allows a poet or other writer of literature to create beautiful pieces of literature
uncommon ability
賢いこと
the ability to imagine
untapped ability