ineptitude

英 [ɪˈneptɪtjuːd]

美 [ɪˈneptɪtuːd]

n.  缺乏技巧; 无能; 笨拙

复数：ineptitudes　

GRE法律

BNC.20678 / COCA.20958

牛津词典

noun

• 缺乏技巧；无能；笨拙
  lack of skill
  1. the ineptitude of the police in handling the situation
     警方在处理这个局面时的无能

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 无能;笨拙
  If you refer to someone'sineptitude, you are criticizing them because they do something with a complete lack of skill.
  1. ...the tactical ineptitude of the allied commander.
     盟军指挥官战术上的无能

英英释义

noun

• having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful
  1. the drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness
  Synonym:worthlessness
• unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
  Synonym:awkwardnessclumsinessineptnessmaladroitnessslowness

双语例句

• No, karen, I tripped over your ineptitude.
  不，凯伦，我是被你的笨拙绊倒了。
• I was amazed at their complete ineptitude in dealing with such a trivial matter.
  他们连这样的琐事都处理不好，真令我吃惊。
• The feeling of physical ineptitude was humiliating enough, but even more frustrating was the sense that there was something worth grasping, and that it was eluding me.
  感觉自己的身体条件差已足以让人感到羞辱，而更令人沮丧的是，你感觉有些东西值得去掌握，却掌握不了。
• Most of this radicalism was hidden from the British electorate that voted her into office in 1979, largely in frustration with Labour's ineptitude.
  她把这种激进主义的大部分内容都隐藏起来，英国选民把她选进政府的主要是出于对工党无能的失望。
• Had you won even two more games it would have cost us the wild card, so really, we're here because of you're complete ineptitude against us.
  如果你再多赢两场或更多场比赛将使我们丧失外卡的名额，所以说真的，我们能有今天是因为你完全打不赢我们。
• But if the eurozone crisis worsens, blaming European ineptitude will do little good: a strong IMF will be better for all.
  但是如果欧元区危机恶化，那么责怪欧洲人无能也无济于事：强大的imf对大家都是一件好事。
• He also wishes to comment upon the ineptitude and insignificance of human beings in relation to our own mortality and the magnificence and endlessness of nature.
  同时他也想谈论的是，相对于我们自身的死亡和伟大恒久的大自然，人类的无能及渺小。
• Against the backdrop of ineptitude and risk-aversion at TEPCO headquarters, admiration for him is understandable.
  鉴于东电总部的无能和不敢正视风险的态度，吉田雅夫受到敬仰是可以理解的。
• The public sector deficit, popular outrage at bankers 'greed and ineptitude, and a realisation that light touch was the wrong touch caused many of the totemic City-friendly policies to be reversed.
  公共部门赤字、公众对于银行家贪婪和无能的愤怒，加之人们认识到温和监管是错误的政策，所有这些都导致许多有利于伦敦城的标志性政策被逆转。
• The ineptitude of this is best illustrated by a diagram.
  这种做法的不利之处最好用图来加以说明。