ineptitude

英 [ɪˈneptɪtjuːd]

美 [ɪˈneptɪtuːd]

n.  缺乏技巧; 无能; 笨拙

复数：ineptitudes　

GRE法律

BNC.20678 / COCA.20958

牛津词典

noun

• 缺乏技巧；无能；笨拙
  lack of skill
  1. the ineptitude of the police in handling the situation
     警方在处理这个局面时的无能

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 无能;笨拙
  If you refer to someone'sineptitude, you are criticizing them because they do something with a complete lack of skill.
  1. ...the tactical ineptitude of the allied commander.
     盟军指挥官战术上的无能

英英释义

noun

• having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful
  1. the drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness
  Synonym:worthlessness
• unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
  Synonym:awkwardnessclumsinessineptnessmaladroitnessslowness

双语例句

• I was amazed at their complete ineptitude in dealing with such a trivial matter.
  他们连这样的琐事都处理不好，真令我吃惊。
• Most of this radicalism was hidden from the British electorate that voted her into office in 1979, largely in frustration with Labour's ineptitude.
  她把这种激进主义的大部分内容都隐藏起来，英国选民把她选进政府的主要是出于对工党无能的失望。
• What is the secret of this ineptitude?
  这种不称职的秘密是什么？
• The feeling of physical ineptitude was humiliating enough, but even more frustrating was the sense that there was something worth grasping, and that it was eluding me.
  感觉自己的身体条件差已足以让人感到羞辱，而更令人沮丧的是，你感觉有些东西值得去掌握，却掌握不了。
• But it is more important not to think lies, or to slide into those mechanical and untruthful habits of thought which are so pleasant and so easy as descents to mental ineptitude.
  但是更重要的是不去想谎言，也不陷入那些无意识的和不诚实的思维习惯，这种思维习惯令他如此惬意和自在，就象沦为智力低能一样。
• In the book she speaks of his “ social ineptitude ” and says he verbally abused her
  她在书中提到他“缺乏社交技能”，并且说他曾经对她出言不逊。
• There are also several you can't, notably ineptitude and bad luck.
  有些事情是你没法控制的，比如说，能力不足或是运气不好。
• Which are so pleasant and so easy as descents to mental ineptitude.
  它是如此地令人惬意和自在，如同滑向智力低能一样。
• The ineptitude of this is best illustrated by a diagram.
  这种做法的不利之处最好用图来加以说明。
• Newcastle's ineptitude in front of goal again combined with defensive carelessness to cost them dear.
  纽卡主教练对这两粒进球显然负有不可推卸的责任。防守上的疏忽让他们付出了惨重的代价。