英语单词 | inability |
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英美音标 | 英 [ˌɪnə'bɪləti] 美 [ˌɪnə'bɪləti] |
中文释义 | n.无能;无力 |
英语例句 | (1) I can't understand his inability in figuring out the math problems. (2) Her inability to pay the rents caused trouble. (3) With his diminishing ranks and inability to hold the Scourge throng, he capitulated to the offer to join the Sentinel. |
中文例句 | (1) 我无法理解他这种在数学上的无能。 (2) 她无力付房租引起了麻烦。 (3) 随著他对天遣大军的战争中逐渐消耗的士兵以及无力感,他有条件的接受了了铁卫军的邀请。 |
vocabulary简明 | An inability refers to lacking the capacity to do something. A deaf person has an inability to hear. |
vocabulary扩展 | If you know that abilities are things people can do — like the ability of a basketball player to dunk the ball — then you might already have figured out that an inability is something a person cannot do. Most people have an inability to dunk a basketball. People who eat too much have an inability to resist food. Often, this word refers to having mental limitations: an inability to think or figure something out. We all have different abilities and inabilities. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]无能;无力;不能 If you refer to someone's inability to do something, you are referring to the fact that they are unable to do it. [usu N to-inf]
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