incapacity
英 [ɪnkə'pæsɪtɪ]
美[,ɪnkə'pæsəti]
- n. 无能力,无能
助记提示
1、in- "not" + cap + -acity(复合后缀:-ace, -ity).
2、-ace is from Latin adjectival suffix -ax, genitive -acis.
3、含义:without ability to hold.
2、-ace is from Latin adjectival suffix -ax, genitive -acis.
3、含义:without ability to hold.
英英释意
- 1. lack of intellectual power
- 2. lack of physical or natural qualifications
英文词源
- incapacity (n.)
- 1610s, from French incapacité (16c.), from Medieval Latin incapacitatem (nominative incapacitas), from Late Latin incapax (genitive incapacis) "incapable," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + Latin capax "capable," literally "able to hold much," from capere "to take" (see capable). Often used 17c. as a legal term referring to inability to take, receive, or deal with in some way.
实用场景例句
- 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。
牛津词典
- their incapacity to govern effectively
- 他们缺乏有效治理的能力
牛津词典
- ...Europe's incapacity to take collective action...
- 欧洲无力采取统一行动
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Patients with no mental incapacity can refuse treatment.
- 没有精神缺陷的病人可以拒绝治疗。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The only abnormality is the incapacity to love.
- 唯一的变态是不能去爱.
期刊摘选
- The earlier drawings betray a complete incapacity to group animals.
- 早期的图画暴露了他们完全缺乏描绘成群野兽的能力.
辞典例句
- His incapacity for kindness makes everybody dislike him.
- 他不能与人为善,使得大家都讨厌他.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The court have to act because of the incapacity of the trustee.
- 因为受托人无法律上的行为能力,法院不得不采取行动.
期刊摘选
- In earlier downturns, the jobless have been pushed off the claimant count and onto incapacity benefit.
- 在早期的衰退中, 失业者并不在救济申请者的名单之列,而被列在领取伤残救济的名单之中.
期刊摘选
- Prudence is a rich, ugly old maid courted by Incapacity.
- 审慎是无能追求的一位富有而丑陋的老处女.
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- Thus do we produce a trained incapacity in the American male to cry.
- 结果我们就在美国男人身上造成了一种被训练得不会哭的能力.
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- 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.
英汉非文学 - 政府文件
- Because they admit their incapacity.
- 因为他们承认了他们自己的无能.
期刊摘选
- 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.
辞典例句
- The amount of pension depends on how long the disabled person had worked and incapacity percentage.
- 食宿费额度由残疾人的工龄和无行为能力百分数决定.
期刊摘选
- The only abnormality is th incapacity to love.
- 唯一的残疾就是缺乏爱的能力.
期刊摘选
- He lived from hand to mouth because of his incapacity to work.
- 由于无力工作,他勉强对付着过日子.
期刊摘选
- 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.
辞典例句
- To feign illness or other incapacity in order to avoid duty or work.
- 装病为逃避责任或工作而装病或''.'装作'.''其它形式的无能为力.
期刊摘选
- His ministers became weary of his incapacity as a leader.
- 他的大臣们却讨厌这个无能的领袖.
辞典例句
- Growing incapacity is coming with increasing age.
- 能力的丧失会随着年龄的增长而加剧.
期刊摘选
- The pious Sweater would attribute it to idleness or incapacity.
- 这位虔诚的斯韦特就会把原因归之于懒惰成性或者缺乏才能.
辞典例句
- their incapacity to govern effectively
- 他们缺乏有效治理的能力
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- Patients with no mental incapacity can refuse treatment.
- 没有精神缺陷的病人可以拒绝治疗。
柯林斯例句