incapacitated
/ˌɪn.kəˈpæs.ɪ.teɪ.tɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪn.kəˈpæs.ə.teɪ.t̬ɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌin-kə-ˈpa-sə-ˌtā-təd/ (ame, mw)
incapacitated — 形容詞
- incapacitatedpositive
- more incapacitatedcomparative
- most incapacitatedsuperlative
1. not able to carry out usual daily activities, work, or normal functions because
失能；無法行動
因傷病或外力而失去正常工作或生活能力
not able to carry out usual daily activities, work, or normal functions because of an injury, illness, accident, or other serious external cause
After the car accident, Guo was incapacitated for three months and could not return to his library job.
車禍之後，Guo 長達三個月處於失能狀態，無法回到圖書館的工作崗位。
collocation: incapacitated + for [time period]
Hana's severe migraine left her incapacitated all afternoon, unable even to reply to an email.
Hana 的嚴重偏頭痛讓她整個下午都無法行動，連一封電子郵件都沒辦法回覆。
causative: leave + object + incapacitated
A powerful snowstorm incapacitated the airport, and every flight was cancelled until the following morning.
一場強烈暴風雪使機場癱瘓，所有航班取消至隔天早上。
When the main server was incapacitated by a virus, staff had to fill out orders on paper forms.
主伺服器因病毒攻擊而癱瘓時，辦公室員工只好改用紙本表格填寫訂單。
The typhoon incapacitated the power network across the island, leaving two million homes in darkness.
颱風癱瘓了全島的電力網絡，導致兩百萬戶家庭陷入黑暗。
- disabled
more general and often refers to a permanent or long-term condition; incapacitated implies a temporary state caused by a specific event
- debilitated
suggests gradual weakening rather than a sudden loss of ability; often used for illness-related fatigue
- immobilized
specifically means unable to move, whereas incapacitated can also mean unable to think, work, or function mentally
- active
fully able to work, move, and function normally
- operational
used for systems or equipment that are functioning as intended
文法句型
be incapacitated
become incapacitated
leave + object + incapacitated
render + object + incapacitated
incapacitated by/with [cause]
用法筆記
Typically used as a predicative adjective after linking verbs (be, become, remain) or as the object complement after leave and render. When describing a person, the cause is often introduced by by or with: incapacitated by a stroke, incapacitated with the flu. The word is more common in formal, medical, and legal contexts than in everyday conversation.