1 one of the natural abilities of a person's body or mind (身体或思想方面的)能力:
the faculty of hearing/sight/speech听力;视力;说话能力
2 (also Faculty) one department in a university, college, etc (大学的)系,院:
the Faculty of Law/Arts法律╱美术系
The Faculty can also mean the teaching staff of a university or college department and is then used with either a singular or a plural verb The Faculty has/have been invited to the meeting.the faculty也指大学或学院内一个系的全体教员,与单数或复数动词连用:The Faculty has/have been invited to the meeting. 全体教员获邀出席会议。
faculty/ˋfækḷtI; ˈfæk$lti/n plural faculties 1 [C] a group of departments in a university〔大学的〕学院: +of the Faculty of Law 法学院2 [C,U] AmE all the teachers in a school or college【美】〔中小学或大学的〕全体教师 3 [C usually plural 一般用复数] a natural ability, such as the ability to see, hear, or think 官能﹔天赋: the patient's mental faculties 病人的神志