inept
inept 英 [ɪˈnept] 美 [ɪnˈɛpt]
adj. 笨拙的；无能的
She was left feeling inept and inadequate. 她被弄得感到笨拙无能。
an inept remark 笨拙的发言
- A clumsy, incompetent person — or an ineffective action — is inept. When you're inept, you don't know what you're doing or just can't get it done.
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- adj. 笨拙的；无能的
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1. She was left feeling inept and inadequate.
她被弄得感到笨拙无能。
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2. an inept remark
笨拙的发言
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3. He was an inept politician.
他是个无能的政客。
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4. They're inept at tennis.
他们根本不会打网球。
- inept (adj.) c. 1600, "not fit or suitable, inapt," also "absurd, foolish," from French inepte "incapable" (14c.) or directly from Latin ineptus "unsuitable, improper, impertinent; absurd, awkward, silly, tactless," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + aptus "apt" (see apt). Related: Ineptly; ineptness.
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