capital

Capital most commonly refers to:

• Capital letter, an upper-case letter in any type of writing
• Capital city, the area of a country, province, region, or state, regarded as enjoying primary status, usually but not always the seat of the government 所以省会也是capital
• Capital (economics), a factor of production that is not wanted for itself but for its ability to help in producing other goods

Capital may also refer to:

Capital (economics)

• Capital (economics), a factor of production that is not wanted for itself but for its ability to help in producing other goods
• Capital requirement or "bank capital", the requirement that banks keep certain monetary reserves
• Financial capital, any form of wealth capable of being employed in the production of more wealth
• Human capital, workers' skills and abilities as regards their contribution to an economy. Human Resources (HR) 更常见
• Intellectual capital, intangible assets, for example, knowledge, resource know-how and processes. Intellectual Property (IP) 更常见
• Natural capital, the resources of an ecosystem that yields a flow of goods and services into the future
• Physical capital, any non-human asset made by humans and then used in production
• Public capital, means of production other than natural capital
• Working capital, short term capital needed by the company to finance its operations
• Cultural capital, the advantage individuals can gain from mastering the cultural tastes of a privileged group 漂亮国、德国有德，法国有法吗？杜松子酒的杜松就是刺柏、葡萄酒里的单宁就是鞣酸……
• Political capital, means by which a politician or political party may gain support or popularity
• Social capital, the value of social networks to individuals embedded in them
• Symbolic capital, in Pierre Bourdieu's theory; a type of capital correlated to social capital, that comes into existence once it is recognized

Writing

• Capital letter, an upper-case letter in any type of writing
• Capitals (typeface), a small-caps serif typeface
• Illuminated capital in a manuscript 那种特别花哨的首字母，不是带照明效果。illuminate: 照亮; 装饰; 阐明

Psychology

• Positive psychological capital, the value of an individual's level of optimism, hope, resilience, self-efficacy

Architecture

• Capital (architecture), the crowning member of a column or a pilaster 柱或壁柱的顶部构件
• Capital (fortification), a proportion of a bastion 堡垒的一部分

六级/考研单词: province, intellect, tangible, ecosystem, yield, physics, privilege, embed, correlate, illuminate, manuscript, psychology, pessimism