手早い答え
habilidade は作業の熟練、capacidade は行動・理解・生産・収容できる広い潜在力や限界です。
確実な見分け方は、英語から訳す前に、その単語の働きを見きわめることです。
それぞれの単語の働き
habilidade
skill or dexterity
Use habilidade for a learned or practiced ability to perform a particular task well.
capacidade
capacity or ability
Use capacidade for the potential, power, competence, or maximum amount to do or contain something.
選び方
- habilidade: Choose habilidade if the sentence points to a learned or practiced ability to perform a particular task well.
- capacidade: Choose capacidade if the sentence points to the potential, power, competence, or maximum amount to do or contain something.
例文
A vaga exige habilidade de negociação.
The position requires negotiation skills.
O auditório tem capacidade para quinhentas pessoas.
The auditorium has capacity for five hundred people.
よくある落とし穴
Practice develops habilidades; a person or system has capacidade. In some professional contexts, both may describe ability from different angles.
文脈の中で練習する
自分の実生活から文を一つ選び、二回書いてみましょう。一度はhabilidadeで、もう一度はcapacidadeで。どちらも成り立ちそうなら、意味の違いを言葉にしてみましょう。