ineptness
[ˌɪnˈɛptnɪs] /-p(t)nə̇s How to pronounce ineptness (audio)/ (ame, mw)
ineptness — 名詞
1. a clear lack of skill, judgement, or the right qualities for a task, so that a p
無能；笨拙
缺乏能力或判斷，因而把事處理得很差
a clear lack of skill, judgement, or the right qualities for a task, so that a person or thing handles it badly.
The rescue team's ineptness with the radio left hikers waiting all night for help.
救援隊操作無線電時太無能，讓受困登山客整晚都等不到救援。
pattern: ineptness with + equipment
Walid groaned at his own ineptness after gluing the shelf upside down.
Walid 把層架黏得上下顛倒後，為自己的笨拙直嘆氣。
common possessive pattern: someone's ineptness
The clerk's ineptness in packing the vase left glass all over the kitchen floor.
店員包裝花瓶時太笨拙，結果廚房地板上到處都是玻璃碎片。
Parents blamed the office's ineptness after the school bus skipped Mira's stop again.
校車又一次錯過 Mira 下車的站，家長都怪辦公室太無能。
The judge called the firm's paperwork a case of pure ineptness, not bad luck.
法官說，那家公司的文書處理問題是純粹的無能，不是運氣差。
- incompetence
near-synonym; often used for failing in a role or job
- ineptitude
very close in meaning, but slightly more literary in tone
- clumsiness
narrower when it focuses on awkward physical movement
- unskillfulness
more neutral and less strongly critical
- competence
having the ability to do something properly
- skill
general practical ability
- proficiency
a higher level of practiced ability
文法句型
ineptness at + noun/-ing
ineptness in + noun/-ing
ineptness with + noun
用法筆記
Usually uncountable and often used after a possessive or in patterns such as 'ineptness at/in + activity'. Formal and strongly critical, often implying mistakes that should have been avoided.