1. | [c][usupl] 官能；天赋any of the physical or mental abilities that a person is born with |
the faculty of sight 视觉 | |
She retained her mental faculties(= the ability to think and understand) until the day she died. 她直到临终那天一直保持着思维和理解能力。 | |
to be in full possession of your faculties(= be able to speak, hear, see, understand, etc.) 拥有一切官能（能够说、听、看见、理解等） |
2. | [sing] ~ of/for (doing) sth 才能；能力a particular ability for doing sth |
the faculty of understanding complex issues 理解复杂问题的能力 | |
He had a faculty for seeing his own mistakes. 他具有看到自己错误的能力。 |
3. | [c] （高等院校的）系，院a department or group of related departments in a college or university |
the Faculty of Law 法学院 | |
the Arts Faculty 文学院 |
4. | [cspv] （高等院校中院、系的）全体教师all the teachers in a faculty of a college or university |
the Law School faculty 法学院全体教师 | |
a faculty meeting 全体教师会议 | |
faculty members 全系教师 |
5. | [c][u] （某高等院校的）全体教师all the teachers of a particular university or college |
faculty members 全系教师 |
