incapable
英[?n'ke?p?b(?)l]
美[?n'kep?bl]
- adj. 不能的；無能力的；不能勝任的
助記提示
1、in- "not" + cap + -able.
2、含義：unable to hold.
中文詞源
incapable 無能力的
in-,不，非，capable,有能力的。
英文詞源
- incapable (adj.)
- 1590s, from Middle French incapable and directly from Medieval Latin incapabilis, from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + capabilis (see capable). Related: Incapably; incapability.
雙語例句
- 1. He lost his job for allegedly being incapable.
- 據說他由于軟弱無能而丟掉了工作。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He was a man incapable of violence.
- 他不是個會施暴的人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. She was a very honest person who was incapable of dissembling.
- 她是一個非常誠實的人，不會偽裝。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. The children seem to be totally incapable of working by themselves.
- 孩子們好像完全不能獨自做事。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. He would be incapable of committing such a cruel deed.
- 他不會做出這么殘忍的事.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》