incapacity
英 [?nk?'p?s?t?]
美[,?nk?'p?s?ti]
- n. 無能力，無能
助記提示
1、in- "not" + cap + -acity(復合后綴：-ace, -ity).
2、-ace is from Latin adjectival suffix -ax, genitive -acis.
3、含義：without ability to hold.
2、-ace is from Latin adjectival suffix -ax, genitive -acis.
3、含義：without ability to hold.
英文詞源
- incapacity (n.)
- 1610s, from French incapacité (16c.), from Medieval Latin incapacitatem (nominative incapacitas), from Late Latin incapax (genitive incapacis) "incapable," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + Latin capax "capable," literally "able to hold much," from capere "to take" (see capable). Often used 17c. as a legal term referring to inability to take, receive, or deal with in some way.
雙語例句
- 1. Patients with no mental incapacity can refuse treatment.
- 沒有精神缺陷的病人可以拒絕治療。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. their incapacity to govern effectively
- 他們缺乏有效治理的能力
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. His incapacity for kindness makes everybody dislike him.
- 他不能與人為善,使得大家都討厭他.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. A sole proprietorship ends with the incapacity or death of the owner.
- 當業主無力經營或 亡的時候,這家個體企業也就宣告結束.
來自英漢非文學 - 政府文件
- 5. The earlier drawings betray a complete incapacity to group animals.
- 早期的圖畫暴露了他們完全缺乏描繪成群野獸的能力.
來自辭典例句