incompetent
英 [ɪn'kɒmpɪt(ə)nt]
美 [ɪn'kɑmpɪtənt]
- adj. 无能力的，不胜任的；不合适的；不适当的；无力的
- n. 无能力者
英文词源
- incompetent (adj.)
- 1610s, "insufficient," from French incompétent, from Late Latin incompetentem (nominative incompetens) "insufficient," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + Latin competentem (see competent). Sense of "lacking qualification or ability" first recorded 1630s. The noun meaning "incompetent person" is from 1866. Related: Incompetently.
双语例句
- 1. He has been scathing in his denunciation of corrupt and incompetent politicians.
- 他抨击起那些腐败无能的政客来一直都很尖刻犀利。
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- 2. Lazy and incompetent police officers are letting the public down.
- 懒惰兼无能的警官令公众失望。
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- 3. You may see yourself as useless, incompetent and blameworthy.
- 你也许会认为自己无用、不称职、应该受到指责。
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- 4. The mess was directly attributable to a corrupt and incompetent official.
- 某个腐败无能的官员是导致这一烂摊子的罪魁祸首。
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- 5. The man was a fool, he thought, or at least incompetent.
- 他想道，那人是个傻瓜，或者说，至少很无能。
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