inability 英 [ˌɪnəˈbɪləti]   美 [ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti]

inability

inability  英 [ˌɪnəˈbɪləti] 美 [ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti]

n. 无能力;无才能 

名词复数:inabilities 

the government's inability to provide basic services 政府在提供基本服务方面的无能
Some families go without medical treatment because of their inability to pay. 有些家庭因无力支付医疗费用而得不到医治。

  • An inability refers to lacking the capacity to do something. A deaf person has an inability to hear.
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  • n. 无能力;无才能
  • 1. the government's inability to provide basic services

    政府在提供基本服务方面的无能

  • 2. Some families go without medical treatment because of their inability to pay.

    有些家庭因无力支付医疗费用而得不到医治。

  • 3. I raged at my own inability.

    我深为自己的无能而恼火。

  • inability (n.) mid-15c., inhabilite, "disqualification for office," from in- (1) + ability. Earlier was unability "incapability; incompetence" (late 14c.). General sense "state of being unable" is recorded by c. 1500.
in·abil·ity / ˌɪnəˈbɪləti ; NAmE ˌɪnəˈbɪləti / noun [uncountable ,  singular ] inability(to do sth) the fact of not being able to do sth 无能;无力;不能 the government's inability to provide basic services 政府在提供基本服务方面的无能 Some families go without medical treatment because of their inability to pay. 有些家庭因无力支付医疗费用而得不到医治。 OPP ability inability inabilities in·abil·ity / ˌɪnəˈbɪləti ; NAmE ˌɪnəˈbɪləti /
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