incapable 详细解释

incapable

[in'keipəbl]

adj. 无能力的, 不胜任的

a.

1. 不能胜任的; 不会的; 不能的[F][(+of)]

His honesty made him incapable of lying.

他的诚实使他不能撒谎。

2. 无能的; 不能正常行动的

An employer cannot afford to hire incapable workers.

雇主不能雇用无能的工人。

3. 【律】无资格的[F][(+of)]

A foreigner is incapable of becoming president of the United States.

外国人没有资格当选美国总统。

词形变化

副词: incapably | 名词: incapability |

词义辨析

同义:

a.不能胜任的; 不能的

unable  incompetent  unqualified  unfit  

同义参见:

inefficient  

反义:

a.不会的; 无能的

capable  

反义参见:

competent  able  

英英释义

形容词 incapable:

(followed by `of') lacking capacity or ability

not being susceptible to or admitting of something (usually followed by `of')

lacking the necessary skill or knowledge etc.

同义词:unqualified

(followed by `of') not having the temperament or inclination for

not meeting requirements

同义词:incompetent, unequal to

补充

incapableincapable英:[inˈkeipəbl] 美:[ɪnˈkepəbəl]adj.1.无能力的, 不会的He would be incapable of committing such a cruel deed.他不会做出这么残忍的事。

例句

1. He lost his job for allegedly being incapable.据说他因不能胜任而丢掉了工作。 2. He seems quite incapable of concentrating for a few minutes on end.他似乎完全做不到连续几分钟时间集中注意力。 3. She seemed incapable of taking decisions.她似乎无法作出决定。 4. He was a man incapable of violence.他不是个会施暴的人。 5. arrested for being drunk and incapable因醉酒无法自理而被拘留 6. Wilson blushed and was incapable of speech.威尔逊羞红了脸,一句话说不出来。 7. with the battery removed it was incapable of being driven at all.电池取走后,根本无法驱动。 8. a man incapable of any kind of prejudice.一个不会有任何偏见的人。 9. the pilot may become incapable from the lack of oxygen.飞行员可能因缺氧而不能合理操纵飞机。 10. She is incapable of hard work/working hard.她不能辛勤工作。 11. He's quite incapable of unkindness (= too nice to be unkind).他这个人硬不起心肠。 12. As a doctor, she's totally incapable.作为医生,她是完全不能胜任的。 13. an incapable assistant无能的助手 14. He seemed incapable of understanding the seriousness of the situation.他似乎不能理解局势的严重性。 15. Some birds are physically incapable of flight.有些鸟本身不会飞。 16. She's completely incapable of telling a lie.她一点也不会撒谎。