incompetent
英 [ɪn'kɒmpɪt(ə)nt]
美 [ɪn'kɑmpɪtənt]
- adj. 無能力的，不勝任的；不合適的；不適當的；無力的
- n. 無能力者
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. He has been scathing in his denunciation of corrupt and incompetent politicians.
- 他抨擊起那些腐敗無能的政客來一直都很尖刻犀利。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Lazy and incompetent police officers are letting the public down.
- 懶惰兼無能的警官令公眾失望。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. You may see yourself as useless, incompetent and blameworthy.
- 你也許會認為自己無用、不稱職、應該受到指責。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The mess was directly attributable to a corrupt and incompetent official.
- 某個腐敗無能的官員是導致這一爛攤子的罪魁禍首。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The man was a fool, he thought, or at least incompetent.
- 他想道，那人是個傻瓜，或者說，至少很無能。
來自柯林斯例句