单词
incompetent
读音
ɪnˈkɑːmpɪtənt
美式
英式
词根
"Incompetent"源自于拉丁语 "in-" 和 "competent"。其中 "in-" 是一个否定前缀，表示否定或反对，"-competent" 来自拉丁语 "competentem"，透过中古法语 "competant" 进入英文，原意为“适合的，胜任的”。整个单词的原意是“不适合的，无法胜任的”。
释义
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
例句
He wants the power to fire incompetent employees.
他希望有权解雇不称职的雇员。
I don't think she's correct to say he's incompetent.
我认为她说他无能是不对的。
The man was a fool, he thought, or at least incompetent.
他想，那人是个傻子，或者至少是无能。
He wants the power to fire incompetent employees.
他希望有权解雇不称职的雇员。
I don't think she's correct to say he's incompetent.
我认为她说他无能是不对的。
The man was a fool, he thought, or at least incompetent.
他想，那人是个傻子，或者至少是无能。
强化记忆
记忆这个词，你可以将它分成两部分"in-"和"competent"，"in-"和我们平时接触的"不"、"无"是一样的，而"competent"你可以联想到"竞争"，那么"incompetent"就是"无法竞争的"，即"无能的"，这样通过词义关联应该能够更好记忆。"Incompetent"这个词在英文中的使用始于1630年。它体现了西方现代社会对能力和专业主义的高度评价，凡不胜任其职务的，都会被形容为"incompetent"。
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The better-than-average group said anybody who disagrees with themmust be incompetent, biased,blinded by self-interest.
Conversely, I at age 75am incompetent at skillsessential for everyday life.
on those issues.Are they smart or incompetent?Are they reasonable or are they biased?
of producing goods and servicesbecause it's inefficient and incompetent.So we decided to privatize many of our enterprises.
might be taking over our cognitive and affective faculties,rendering us socially and emotionally incompetent,and I felt complicit in this dehumanization.
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大学,出国,专四专八,其他
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