incompetence
英 [?n'k?mp?t(?)ns]
美[?n'kɑmp?t?ns]
- n. 無資格，不勝任；無能力；不適當(dāng)；不熟練
CET6低頻詞
中文詞源
incompetence 無能力，不勝任
in-,不，非，competence,能力，競爭力。
英文詞源
- incompetence (n.)
- 1660s, "inadequacy;" 1716, "want of skill," from French incompétence (mid-16c.), from in- "not, opposite of, without" (see in- (1)) + compétence (see competence). Native formation incompetency (from incompetent + -cy) is attested from 1610s.
雙語例句
- 1. The Home Office has been accused of inexcusable incompetence.
- 內(nèi)政部被指責(zé)能力極其低下。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The administration's sublime incompetence is probably temporary.
- 政府的極端軟弱無能或許只是暫時的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He spoke of scandalous corruption and incompetence.
- 他談起觸目驚心的貪污腐敗和小材大用現(xiàn)象。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He kept on blathering about police incompetence.
- 他喋喋不休地念叨著警察不稱職。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. She accused the government of dishonesty and incompetence.
- 她指責(zé)政府不誠實(shí)且無能。
來自柯林斯例句