ineptitude

IPA/ɪˈneptɪtjuːd/
KK[ˌɪnˈɛptɪtˌud]IPA/ɪˈneptɪtuːd/

ineptitude — 名詞

1. an obvious inability to do something competently, often shown through clumsy mis

1.名詞C1
釋義

笨拙；無能

明顯缺乏能力，常出現低級錯誤

an obvious inability to do something competently, often shown through clumsy mistakes that an average person would avoid.

例句

Felipe's ineptitude at parallel parking left a long line of cars waiting on the street.

Felipe 的路邊停車技術笨拙，害得街上一長排車子都在等。

collocation: ineptitude at + activity (-ing)

The mayor was fired after years of ineptitude in handling the city's flood warnings.

市長因為多年來處理城市淹水警報無能，最後被開除了。

collocation: ineptitude in + handling/managing

常見搭配
  • sheer ineptitude
  • political ineptitude
  • managerial ineptitude
  • ineptitude at + activity
  • ineptitude in handling
同義詞
  • incompetence

    near-synonym; slightly more about lacking the required ability for a role or job

  • clumsiness

    stresses physical awkwardness rather than general lack of skill

  • unskillfulness

    neutral and formal; lacks the critical tone of 'ineptitude'

反義詞

文法句型

ineptitude at + noun/-ing

ineptitude in + noun/-ing

用法筆記

Frequently uncountable and often paired with 'at' or 'in' plus an activity. Stronger and more critical than 'lack of skill' — implies the person should know better.

常見錯誤

He has an ineptitude for math.
He has ineptitude at math.
'ineptitude' is normally uncountable and takes 'at' or 'in', not 'for'.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • political ineptitude
  • managerial ineptitude
  • administrative ineptitude

常用片語

  • sheer ineptitude
  • displayed ineptitude
  • blamed on ineptitude

介系詞搭配

  • ineptitude at
  • ineptitude in