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incapacity

英 [ˌɪnkəˈpæsəti]

美 [ˌɪnkəˈpæsəti]

n.  无能力; 缺乏技能; 卧病; 孱弱

复数:incapacities 

医学

BNC.15342 / COCA.24097

同义词辨析

inabilityincapacityincompetence【导航词义:没有能力】

inabilityn. 无法,没能力
〔辨析〕
指无法做某事或没有做某事的能力,其后常用动词不定式。
〔例证〕
Can alcoholism result in an inability to speak?
酒精中毒会导致语言能力丧失吗?
The government's inability to control inflation caused a six-week strike by millions of workers.
政府无力控制通货膨胀导致了数百万工人为期6周的大罢工。
incapacityn. 〈正式〉无能力
〔辨析〕
指没有做某事的能力或技能。
〔例证〕
The manager has taken sick leave due to his temporary incapacity through illness.
经理因病暂时不能工作,已经请了病假。
The main problem is the government's incapacity to deal with inflation.
主要问题在于政府对通货膨胀无能为力。
incompetencen. 不胜任,不称职
〔辨析〕
指缺少很好地完成工作、任务等的能力或技能。
〔例证〕
Only the board knew that the manager was dismissed for professional incompetence.
只有董事会知道那名经理是因专业方面不称职而被解聘的。
The report blamed government incompetence for the surging unemployment.
该报道指责政府的无能导致了失业人口激增。

牛津词典

    noun

    • 无能力;缺乏技能
      lack of ability or skill
      1. their incapacity to govern effectively
        他们缺乏有效治理的能力
    • 卧病;孱弱
      the state of being too ill/sick to do your work or take care of yourself
      1. She returned to work after a long period of incapacity.
        她病了很长一段时间之后回去工作了。

    柯林斯词典

    • N-UNCOUNT 无能力
      Theincapacity ofa person, society, or systemtodo something is their inability to do it.
      1. ...Europe's incapacity to take collective action...
        欧洲无力采取统一行动
      2. Patients with no mental incapacity can refuse treatment.
        没有精神缺陷的病人可以拒绝治疗。

    英英释义

    noun

    • lack of physical or natural qualifications
      1. lack of intellectual power

        双语例句

        • To seek advice does not lessen the greatness or argue incapacity.
          求教于人无损于你的伟大,也不会得你无能。
        • His lack of interest in the subjects she started, and his equal incapacity to contribute to her entertainment, were so obvious that she could not conceal her disappointment.
          他对于她所提起的一些话头都不感兴趣,想使她快乐他也同样无能为力,这些都是如此明显,她也不能掩盖她的失望了。
        • He discussed with her the sins of the Government and the incapacity of the army.
          他同她谈到政府的过失和军队的无能。
        • The court has to act because of the incapacity of the trustee.
          因为受托人无法律上的行为能力,法院不得不采取行动。
        • His incapacity for kindness makes everybody dislike him.
          他不能与人为善,使得大家都讨厌他。
        • Patients with no mental incapacity can refuse treatment.
          没有精神缺陷的病人可以拒绝治疗。
        • On education system of the incapacity adults 'guardian in the United States
          美国非完全行为能力成年人之监护人教育制度研究及借鉴
        • If the drawee death or bankruptcy, or a virtual incapacity of the person or persons contracting with money orders;
          如受票人死亡或破产,或为一虚拟之人或无行为能力以汇票缔约之人;
        • It is my desire, and I so freely state, that this power of attorney shall not be affected by any subsequent disability or incapacity that may befall me.
          这是我的请求,而且我自主声明:在今后我可能丧失行为能力的情况下,律师的这些权利不受影响。
        • Principal owing on the loan guarantee period by the lender or accidental injury and disease incapacity or death situation, banks can secure their loans, lenders families can continue to live.
          主要保证还贷期内在贷款人因疾病或意外伤害而丧失工作能力或死亡的情况下,银行能安全收回贷款,贷款者的家人能继续居住。