OALD8C@facility

spearonsquare

3 R2 i4 ]1 g7 g, Y( J) T牛高8对facility给出的第二个解释是：
[countable ] a special feature of a machine, service, etc. that makes it possible to do sth extra （机器等的）特别装置；（服务等的）特色
2 m3 o6 a- r+ Y- J◆ a bank account with an overdraft facility 提供透支服务的银行账户
◆ a facility for checking spelling 检查拼写的设备

, w* s* ]' R1 l9 G% b7 U, Q) Q) P牛高8对feature的解释：
, b" \7 ^. S6 w5 q& {' U% h4 _; osomething important, interesting or typical of a place or thing 特色；特征；特点
那么，facility在上面为什么要翻译成“装置”或“设备”呢？而且，检查拼写的设备应该更是错误的。

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Writing Tools
" \! a. _& s5 w  jMost word-processing programs include a facility for checking spelling. It checks every word you have typed against a dictionary built into the program.

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& r, ^/ }, m% q& R- ?e.g.
-a bank account with an overdraft facility
-a facility for checking spelling
-This facility allows the user to input text in various forms onto the screen and thus create a true newspaper page.
从上面看，facility明显是“功能”或“特征”的意思。

" ]) o9 n  u/ Y# M8 {& {$ V牛津词典：
-- Opportunities, favourable conditions, for the easier performance of any action. spec. (orig. U.S.), the physical means for doing something; （方便的机会，条件，物理手段）
! |! X3 j1 F5 A7 [  W7 `-- freq. with qualifying word, e.g. educational facility, postal facility, retail facilities; （加修饰语的“便利/服务设施”）
% S& [. i! U, Y4 z! f" p, n! F-- also in sing. of a specified amenity, service, etc.
- {: |% L. n" g: f+ n7 q# T$ {6 GODE对amenity的解释：a useful or desirable feature of a building or place （仍然是feature）

% z9 m, b( q: j一家之言。
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$ B5 T, k$ v4 Y% ?1 V! S另外，查credit facility时，或facility单独使用时（相对银行来说），就是贷款或信贷服务。开头牛高8针对银行的那个例句，翻译成透支服务”，如果从理解角度讲，仍然以“功能”理解为佳，当然对于普通读者，也就是“服务”的意思。

spearonsquare

2楼说的有一定道理。
4 v+ _, X3 b, H, P4 x( E又看了一遍几个词典：
facility:
LDOCE: a special part of a piece of equipment or a system which makes it possible to do something = part
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MED: a special feature of a particular tool, system etc = feature
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Collins COBUILD: A facility is something such as an additional service provided by an organization or an extra feature on a machine which is useful but not essential. = service, feature

& S. ~: p+ L; ?$ S% W. EODE: a service offered by an organization, or a feature of a piece of equipment, which gives the opportunity to do or benefit from something = service, feature

: E( D. [9 |; {9 |7 [6 Z5 ]* F5 W8 i4 b如果不考虑建筑和设施那个义项，仅分析这个义项，大多表示抽象含义的“特征”、“服务”或“部分”（包括设备或系统的一部分）。
我就是担心，我们那么多人非常依赖和信赖OALDC，如果出现翻译不准确的地方，岂不是影响太不好了。
仍然是个人管见。

找到一个支持我的证据：
牛津外研社英汉汉英词典：

SAP

上下文很重要，还有就是这个词应用的惯例。很多时候还是透露了那个行业和文化背景的常识。几本词典对比着看理解会更透彻一下。