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单词

incompetence

读音
ɪnˈkɑːmpɪtəns
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英式
词根

"Incompetence"来自于拉丁词根 "compet",可以指"适当"或"胜任"。在这里,"in-" 是否定前缀。

释义

n. 无资格,不胜任;无能力;不适当;不熟练

例句

The government was accused of incompetence.
政府被指责无能。
He kept on blathering about police incompetence.
他喋喋不休地说起警察的无能来。
The incompetence of government officials is appalling.
政府官员的无能令人吃惊。

强化记忆

可以将这个单词与其同义词,如"ineptitude"或"incapability"结合起来记忆,也可以试试通过联想法,将"in-"(否定)+"competence"(胜任)联想为"不胜任"。词根compet起源于17世纪的法语词competent,于18世纪时演变出英文词汇incompetence. "Incompetence"作为一个形容词,反映出在欧美文化中,能力和资格的重要性。

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LB: I think fear,political incompetence, interference,not taking it seriously soon enough --
But we’re most likely to procrastinate tasks that evoke negative feelings,such as dread, incompetence, and insecurity.Studies of procrastinating university students have found participants
in order to maximize your revenue,and, "Why on earth should I pay to subsidize your incompetence?"On the other hand, change the frame slightly
So who's most vulnerable to this delusion?Sadly, all of us because we all have pockets of incompetencewe don't recognize.
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