inability
英 [ɪnə'bɪlɪtɪ]
美[,ɪnə'bɪləti]
- n. 无能力；无才能
中文词源
inability 无能力
in-,不，非，ability,能力。
英文词源
- inability (n.)
- mid-15c., inhabilite, "disqualification for office," from in- (1) + ability. Earlier was unability "incapability; incompetence" (late 14c.). General sense by c. 1500.
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》