mindmap root((天赋)) gift often implies special favor by God, nature, or fortune: the ~ of a beautiful singing voice. faculty applies to an innate or acquired ability for a particular accomplishment or function: a rare ~ for remembering people's names. aptitude implies an innate capacity as well as a natural liking for some activity: a boy with a definite mechanical ~. bent is nearly equal to aptitude but it stresses inclination perhaps more than ability: a family that has always had an artistic ~. talent suggests a marked natural ability that needs to be developed: allowed her dancing ~ to go to waste. genius suggests impressive inborn creative ability and often the inner drive that forces its possessor to achieve: the ~ of Mozart. knack implies a comparatively minor but special ability making for ease and dexterity in performance: has the ~ for making swift, cutting retorts.