incapacity
英 [?nk?'p?s?t?]
美[,?nk?'p?s?ti]
助記提示
1、in- "not" + cap + -acity(復(fù)合后綴：-ace, -ity).
2、-ace is from Latin adjectival suffix -ax, genitive -acis.
3、含義：without ability to hold.
英文詞源
- incapacity (n.)
- 1610s, from French incapacité (16c.), from Medieval Latin incapacitatem (nominative incapacitas), from Late Latin incapax (genitive incapacis) "incapable," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + Latin capax "capable," literally "able to hold much," from capere "to take" (see capable). Often used 17c. as a legal term referring to inability to take, receive, or deal with in some way.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Patients with no mental incapacity can refuse treatment.
- 沒(méi)有精神缺陷的病人可以拒絕治療。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. their incapacity to govern effectively
- 他們?nèi)狈τ行е卫淼哪芰?/dd>
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. His incapacity for kindness makes everybody dislike him.
- 他不能與人為善,使得大家都討厭他.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. A sole proprietorship ends with the incapacity or death of the owner.
- 當(dāng)業(yè)主無(wú)力經(jīng)營(yíng)或死亡的時(shí)候,這家個(gè)體企業(yè)也就宣告結(jié)束.
來(lái)自英漢非文學(xué) - 政府文件
- 5. The earlier drawings betray a complete incapacity to group animals.
- 早期的圖畫(huà)暴露了他們完全缺乏描繪成群野獸的能力.
來(lái)自辭典例句