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

• What is the secret of this ineptitude?
  这种不称职的秘密是什么？
• Had you won even two more games it would have cost us the wild card, so really, we're here because of you're complete ineptitude against us.
  如果你再多赢两场或更多场比赛将使我们丧失外卡的名额，所以说真的，我们能有今天是因为你完全打不赢我们。
• 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。
• It gained an advantage over silk, tea or gauze export in terms of price trends, fluctuation and actual price. The Prime Minister kept on top of the Opposition more by their ineptitude than by his own skill.
  其价格走势、震荡程度、实际价格与同时期主要进出口商品丝茶、纱布相比具有相对优势地位。是反对党的无能，而非他个人的领导艺术，使该首相处于优势地位。
• For some, it also represents ridicule for ineptitude, feelings of inferiority and a sense of inadequacy.
  而在某些方面，它也代表着对于不称职、自卑感以及某种不充分感的嘲笑。
• 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。
• The Palestinians have lost at every turn, mostly through their own ineptitude.
  巴勒斯坦人已经失去动辄大多是通过自己的不称职。
• The public sector deficit, popular outrage at bankers 'greed and ineptitude, and a realisation that light touch was the wrong touch caused many of the totemic City-friendly policies to be reversed.
  公共部门赤字、公众对于银行家贪婪和无能的愤怒，加之人们认识到温和监管是错误的政策，所有这些都导致许多有利于伦敦城的标志性政策被逆转。
• No, karen, I tripped over your ineptitude.
  不，凯伦，我是被你的笨拙绊倒了。
• I was amazed at their complete ineptitude in dealing with such a trivial matter.
  他们连这样的琐事都处理不好，真令我吃惊。