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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

        • 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。
        • I think the president would dispute that any incapacity exists.
          我看总统会否认这一点。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • Patients with no mental incapacity can refuse treatment.
          没有精神缺陷的病人可以拒绝治疗。
        • Judicial Penalties to the Criminal Incapacity of Psychosis; Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Division
          无刑事责任能力精神病人的司法处遇预防犯罪和刑事司法司
        • The applicant is a person of legal incapacity or of limited disposing capacity, and the his legal agent can't be determined within the legal time limit for application;
          申请人为无行为能力人或者限制行为能力人,其法定代理人在法定申请期限内不能确定的;
        • The compensation payable to the injured workman, or his dependants, where permanent incapacity or death results from the injury, shall be paid in the form of periodical payments;
          当意外事故导致永久丧失工作能力或死亡时,给予当事人或需要其赡养的家属的赔偿应采用定期支付的形式;
        • A sole proprietorship ends with the incapacity or death of the owner.
          当业主无力经营或死亡的时候,这家个体企业也就宣告结束。
        • The incapacity of power in education results in the different hegemonies and violence in everyday education.
          教育权力的失能和不足,造成教育中种种压制性暴力的泛滥。