incompetent
incompetent — 形容詞
- incompetentpositive
- more incompetentcomparative
- most incompetentsuperlative
1. lacking the necessary skills or abilities to carry out a job or task successfull
不勝任
缺乏完成工作所需技能或能力的
lacking the necessary skills or abilities to carry out a job or task successfully
The new manager was so incompetent that the whole team missed the project deadline.
新任經理如此無能，導致整組團隊錯過了專案截止日期。
so + adjective + that + clause (expressing result)
Mauricio felt incompetent when he could not repair the kitchen tap himself.
Mauricio 無法自己修理廚房水龍頭時，覺得自己很沒用。
After three incompetent cooks ruined the orders, the restaurant owner fired them all.
三名無能的廚師搞砸了訂單之後，餐廳老闆把他們全部開除。
adjective before a noun (attributive position)
The clinic finally fired the incompetent nurse who had given the wrong medicine twice.
診所終於開除了那位兩次給錯藥的無能護理師。
It is dangerous to let an incompetent driver take the school bus.
讓不勝任的司機駕駛校車是很危險的。
it + linking verb + adjective + to-infinitive
- incompetent at one's job
- incompetent in one's role
- hopelessly incompetent
- utterly incompetent
- inept
Carries a stronger sense of clumsiness or awkwardness — an inept speaker fumbles even when knowledgeable
- unskilled
Focuses on lack of training rather than inherent inability; more neutral
- incapable
Suggests a lack of power or ability to do something specific rather than a broad lack of qualification
- unqualified
Focuses on lacking formal credentials or specific requirements for a position
用法筆記
Can describe a person directly (an incompetent manager) or a person's actions (an incompetent attempt). Also used after linking verbs: feel incompetent, seem incompetent, prove incompetent.
常見錯誤
incompetent — 名詞
- incompetentsingular
- incompetentsplural
1. someone whose skills or ability fall short of what a job or task requires
無能的人
不具備必要技能或能力的人
someone whose skills or ability fall short of what a job or task requires
The department hired an incompetent who lost three important files in the first week.
該部門雇用了一名不稱職的人，他在第一週就弄丟了三份重要檔案。
article + incompetent + relative clause (defining the person)
Joon was promoted ahead of two incompetents who had been at the company much longer.
Joon 比兩位在公司待得更久的無能同事率先獲得升遷。
After months of poor work, the team finally removed the incompetent from the project.
經過數月表現不佳之後，團隊終於將那個無能的人從專案中撤換掉。
Léa refused to work with an incompetent who always blamed others for his mistakes.
Léa 拒絕與一個總是把自己的過錯怪到別人頭上的無能之輩共事。
an incompetent who [relative clause]
- fire an incompetent
- remove the incompetent from
- an incompetent who
- expert
Person with a high level of skill or knowledge
- professional
Qualified person who does work to a high standard
用法筆記
Used as a countable noun to refer to a person, often carrying a strong critical or dismissive tone. More common in spoken workplace criticism than in formal writing.
常見錯誤
同根字
- incompetence名詞B2
- incompetently副詞C1
- incompetency名詞C1