incompetence

单词辨析:

inability incapacity incompetence 【导航词义:没有能力】
inability n. 无法,没能力
〔辨析〕

指无法做某事或没有做某事的能力,其后常用动词不定式。

〔例证〕

Can alcoholism result in an inability to speak?

酒精中毒会导致语言能力丧失吗?

The government's inability to control inflation caused a six-week strike by millions of workers.

政府无力控制通货膨胀导致了数百万工人为期6周的大罢工。

incapacity n. [正式]无能力
〔辨析〕

指没有做某事的能力或技能。

〔例证〕

The manager has taken sick leave due to his temporary incapacity through illness.

经理因病暂时不能工作,已经请了病假。

The main problem is the government's incapacity to deal with inflation.

主要问题在于政府对通货膨胀无能为力。

incompetence n. 不胜任,不称职
〔辨析〕

指缺少很好地完成工作、任务等的能力或技能。

〔例证〕

Only the board knew that the manager was dismissed for professional incompetence.

只有董事会知道那名经理是因专业方面不称职而被解聘的。

The report blamed government incompetence for the surging unemployment.

该报道指责政府的无能导致了失业人口激增。

相关例句:

I don't think this is a simple tale of incompetence.

我认为这不是一个不胜任的简单的故事。

He has been removed from office for incompetence.

因工作不力,他的职务给撸了。

She was sacked for incompetence.

她因不称职而被解雇。

The incompetence of government officials is appalling.

政府官员的无能令人震惊。

He spoke of scandalous corruption and incompetence.

他谈起触目惊心的贪污腐败和小材大用现象。

I refer to this as part of the unconscious incompetence model for Agile transition and change agents.

我将这部分看做敏捷转换和变革代理人的“无意识不胜任模型(unconscious incompetence model)”。