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

• 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。
• 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。
• To spoil or lose through ineptitude.
  因无能而坏事或受损。
• He also wishes to comment upon the ineptitude and insignificance of human beings in relation to our own mortality and the magnificence and endlessness of nature.
  同时他也想谈论的是，相对于我们自身的死亡和伟大恒久的大自然，人类的无能及渺小。
• 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 world economy would still have to grapple with ineptitude elsewhere and with weak growth.
  世界经济仍将必须设法解决其他国家未能妥善处理经济危机及全球经济增长缓慢的问题。
• Finally got the sackafter a year of ineptitude.
  不称职地工作一年后终于被解雇。
• What is the secret of this ineptitude?
  这种不称职的秘密是什么？
• Against the backdrop of ineptitude and risk-aversion at TEPCO headquarters, admiration for him is understandable.
  鉴于东电总部的无能和不敢正视风险的态度，吉田雅夫受到敬仰是可以理解的。