mid-15c., inhabilite, "disqualification for office," from in- (1) + ability. Earlier was unability "incapability; incompetence" (late 14c.). General sense by c. 1500.
雙語例句
1. He was frustrated by his inability to wave down a taxi.
連一輛出租車都打不到，他很沮喪。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Her inability to concentrate could cause an accident.
她無法集中精力可能會導致事故。
來自柯林斯例句
3. a congenital inability to tell the truth
生就的不會說實話
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
4. the government's inability to provide basic services