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