inability

美 [ˌɪnəˈbɪləti]英 [ˌɪnəˈbɪləti]
  • n.不能;无力;无能
inabilityinability

noun

无能;无力;不能
the fact of not being able to do sth

the government's inability to provide basic services

政府在提供基本服务方面的无能

Some families go without medical treatment because of their inability to pay.

有些家庭因无力支付医疗费用而得不到医治。

ability

inability

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    N-UNCOUNT 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.

    Her inability to concentrate could cause an accident.

    她无法集中精力可能会导致事故。

noun

1
lacking the power to perform
Synonym: unfitness
2
lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something

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  1. The inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment .

    对外界环境的变化无能做出反应。

  2. His lack of control , his inability Disorganized labor .

    他的不作为,无能,无组织劳工

  3. Some families go without medical treatment because of their inability to pay .

    有些家庭因无力支付医疗费用而得不到医治。

  4. Her inability to concentrate could cause an accident .

    她无法集中精力可能会导致事故。

  5. His inability to stay at one job for long had finally proved too much for her .

    他没有哪份工作能干长,这一点最终让她难以忍受。

  6. The fundamental problem lies in their inability to distinguish between reality and invention

    最根本的问题在于他们无法分清现实和虚构。

  7. Wall Street analysts have been highly critical of the company 's seeming inability to control costs

    华尔街的分析家们对该公司似乎无力控制成本一事一直都严厉指责。

  8. He was frustrated by his inability to wave down a taxi

    连一辆出租车都打不到,他很沮丧。

  9. He became more and more irritated by her inability to stick at anything .

    他对她做任何事都会半途而废感到越来越恼火。

  10. The government 's inability to control inflation caused a six-week strike by millions of workers .

    政府无力控制通货膨胀导致了数百万工人为期6周的大罢工。

  11. I feel ashamed of my inability to repay your favour .

    愧无以报。

  12. Is an inability to get away from work having a negative impact on health ?

    无法摆脱工作是否正对健康造成负面影响?

  13. Instead , it may highlight your inability to delegate effectively .

    相反,这只会突显你没有能力有效的委派任务。

  14. Yes , my advanced age must factor into the equation , in part because of my inability to access the information as quickly .

    是的,我年长的年龄在等式中起到了作用,部分是由于我无法迅速地获取信息。

  15. Unfortunately , this inability to say " no " may be hurting women 's heath as well as their career .

    不幸的是,这种无法说“不”的行为会伤害女性的健康和事业。

  16. This was one more weapon for her to defeat my strange problem — inability to read .

    这是她战胜我那奇怪问题——无法阅读的又一武器。

  17. Immaturity is the inability to use one 's understanding without guidance from another .

    不成熟就是不经他人的指引就无法运用自身的理解力

  18. Brain fade refers to a temporary inability to concentrate or think clearly .

    “脑抽”指短时间内无法集中注意力或者清醒思考。

  19. Wrap rage , also called package rage , is the common name for heightened levels of anger and frustration1 resulting from the inability to open hard-to-open packaging .

    Wraprage或packagerage均指遇到很难打开的物品包装时不断加剧的愤怒和挫败感,即“包装怒”或“开箱怒”。

  20. Digital amnesia refers to the inability to remember basic things , such as telephone numbers , dates , how to get somewhere without a GPS , or how to do math without using a calculator , etc. as a result of over-reliance on mobile phones and the Internet for storing information .

    “数字失忆症”指因为过度依赖手机和互联网储存信息而导致的基本记忆能力丧失,比如,连手机号码、约会日期等基本事项都记不住,没有导航就不知道怎么到达目的地,没有计算器就不会算术,等等。

  21. An inability to distinguish between the two is common particularly among men .

    不能对两者加以区分是很常见的事,尤其是在男人身上。

  22. The inability of a bank to meet its credit obligations .

    银行没有能力履行存款义务。

  23. Inability to discharge all ones debts as they come due .

    没有能力还清到期的债务。

  24. Perhaps the biggest barrier to growth is inability to raise capital .

    或许企业成长面临的最大障碍就是无法筹集到资金。

  25. This inability has several dimensions . I have identified six .

    这种无能为力体现在几个方面,我列出了以下六点。

  26. And an inability to validate the system end-to-end for accuracy and service performance .

    无法验证端到端系统的精确性和服务性能。

  27. Limitations of this study include inability to compare the specificity of these methods .

    研究的局限性包括无法比较这些方法的专一性。

  28. His inability to pay his debts made his parents worried .

    他无力偿还债务使他父母亲很着急。

  29. The first is an inability to get beyond patching up .

    第一个相似之处是无力超越打扑丁。

  30. Inability to present valid certification of real estate ownership ;

    不能提供有效的房地产权属证明的;

inability incapacity incompetence 【导航词义:没有能力】
inability v. 无法,没能力
〔辨析〕

指无法做某事或没有做某事的能力,其后常用动词不定式。

〔例证〕

Can alcoholism result in an inability to speak?

酒精中毒会导致语言能力丧失吗?

The government's inability to control inflation caused a six-week strike by millions of workers.

政府无力控制通货膨胀导致了数百万工人为期6周的大罢工。

incapacity v. 〈正式〉无能力
〔辨析〕

指没有做某事的能力或技能。

〔例证〕

The manager has taken sick leave due to his temporary incapacity through illness.

经理因病暂时不能工作,已经请了病假。

The main problem is the government's incapacity to deal with inflation.

主要问题在于政府对通货膨胀无能为力。

incompetence v. 不胜任,不称职
〔辨析〕

指缺少很好地完成工作、任务等的能力或技能。

〔例证〕

Only the board knew that the manager was dismissed for professional incompetence.

只有董事会知道那名经理是因专业方面不称职而被解聘的。

The report blamed government incompetence for the surging unemployment.

该报道指责政府的无能导致了失业人口激增。