incapacity
英 [ˌɪnkəˈpæsəti]
美 [ˌɪnkəˈpæsəti]
n. 无能力; 缺乏技能; 卧病; 孱弱
复数：incapacities
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。
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。
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。
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- their incapacity to govern effectively
他们缺乏有效治理的能力
- their incapacity to govern effectively
- 卧病；孱弱
the state of being too ill/sick to do your work or take care of yourself- 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。
- She returned to work after a long period of incapacity.
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 无能力
Theincapacity ofa person, society, or systemtodo something is their inability to do it.- ...Europe's incapacity to take collective action...
欧洲无力采取统一行动 - Patients with no mental incapacity can refuse treatment.
没有精神缺陷的病人可以拒绝治疗。
- ...Europe's incapacity to take collective action...
英英释义
noun
- lack of physical or natural qualifications
- lack of intellectual power
双语例句
- Treating mental illness properly would greatly reduce the numbers on incapacity benefits.
正确治疗精神疾病会极大减少享受无工作能力救济金的人数。 - 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； - Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another.
不成熟状态就是没有他人引导便无法使用自己的理智。 - Chang's errors reflect a fundamental incapacity, and psychological unwillingness, to understand China and its people, their feelings, aspirations, and loyalties.
在理解中国与中国人民，以及他们的感情、愿景与忠诚上，章家敦的错误反映了一种根本上的失能与心理上的不愿意。 - His incapacity for kindness makes everybody dislike him.
他不能与人为善，使得大家都讨厌他。 - He feigned illness or other incapacity in order to avoid duty.
他装病或装作其它形式的无能为力以逃避责任。 - 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。 - The incapacity of the Roman imperialism for novelty in methods of transport again is amazing.
罗马帝国对革新运输方法上的无能也是惊人的。 - The application shall clearly state the fact and grounds of the citizen's legal incapacity or restricted legal capacity.
申请书应当写明该公民无民事行为能力或者限制民事行为能力的事实和根据。 - 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。