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inability

英[ˌɪnə'bɪləti] 美[ˌɪnə'bɪləti]
  • n. 无能;无力
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详细释义

    n. (名词)
    1. 无力,无能,无能为力,不能,无法,能力不够

英英释义

Noun:
  1. lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something

  2. lacking the power to perform

双语例句

1. He was frustrated by his inability to wave down a taxi.
连一辆出租车都打不到,他很沮丧。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Her inability to concentrate could cause an accident.
她无法集中精力可能会导致事故。

来自柯林斯例句

3. a congenital inability to tell the truth
生就的不会说实话

来自《权威词典》

4. the government's inability to provide basic services
政府在提供基本服务方面的无能

来自《权威词典》

5. I raged at my own inability.
我深为自己的无能而恼火.

来自《简明英汉词典》

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. I can't understand his inability in figuring out the math problems.
      我无法理解他这种在数学上的无能。
    2. Nativists fret about America's inability to secure its own borders.
      本土主义者抱怨美国对自己边境管理的无能。
    3. Her inability to pay the rents caused trouble.
      她无力付房租引起了麻烦。
    4. With his diminishing ranks and inability to hold the Scourge throng, he capitulated to the offer to join the Sentinel.
      随著他对天遣大军的战争中逐渐消耗的士兵以及无力感,他有条件的接受了了铁卫军的邀请。

用法讲解

disability,inability
  • 这一对词都表示“无能”之意,但涵义有细微的差异。
  • disability着重表示“因受伤而变残废所引起的无能”(lacking ability caused by injury)或“因天生的缺陷而导致的无能”(inherent defect);用于法律方面,它表示“不够资格”、“不合格”(legal disqualification)之意。
  • inability着重表示“缺少能力”或“缺乏手段”(lack of power or means)的意味。
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