原句是In other words, whatever inborn differences two people may exhibit in their abilities tomemorize, those differences are swamped by how well each person “encodes” the information.
memorize不是及物动词吗，为何它在句中可以没宾语？
我在COCA语料库搜索ability to memorize 和 can memorize, 找到以下memorize的不及物使用方法。虽然词典都标注memorize 为及物动词，但在实质应用中（至少在美式英语中）to memorize作定语修饰ability时，与与情态动词can连用时，memorize可以不及物。
And a bigger skull means a bigger brain, and a bigger brain means more ability to retain stuff and a higher capacity to memorize and learn. Memorizing and learning are actually two different things, Weldon. Any monkeycanmemorize.
College Diploma is no sign of intelligence, it testifies only that the bearercanmemorizeand do tests well.
Tomlinson writes: The learners who succeed in these cultures are those who can focus on discrete chunks of information, who can analyze and categorize, whocanmemorizeand retrieve consciously, who are systematic and sequential in the ways they learn
These courses are usually scheduled in the morning, when, supposedly, the students have clear minds andcanmemorizebetter.
Additionally, participants reported that persistent and focused study in class, support from peers, creativity, theabilitytomemorize, and critical thinking were perceived as important variables for achieving academic success in college.
Thisabilitytomemorizewill help in so many everyday ways.
