inability

• n. 无能力；无才能

in-,不，非，ability,能力。

inability (n.)

mid-15c., inhabilite, "disqualification for office," from in- (1) + ability. Earlier was unability "incapability; incompetence" (late 14c.). General sense by c. 1500.

1. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Her inability to concentrate could cause an accident.

她无法集中精力可能会导致事故。

来自柯林斯例句

3. a congenital inability to tell the truth

生就的不会说实话

来自《权威词典》

4. the government's inability to provide basic services

政府在提供基本服务方面的无能

来自《权威词典》

5. I raged at my own inability.

我深为自己的无能而恼火.

来自《简明英汉词典》