incapable
adjective /ɪnˈkeɪpəbl/
/ɪnˈkeɪpəbl/
- not able to do something
没有能力（做某事） - incapable of something incapable of speech
不会说话 - incapable of doing something The children seem to be totally incapable of working by themselves.
孩子们好像完全不能靠自己做功课。
- He was apparently physically incapable of lowering his voice.
看来他就是天生大嗓门，根本低不下来。 - She was constitutionally incapable of bad temper.
她天生不会发脾气。 - The wine had made him incapable of thinking clearly.
葡萄酒下肚，他就无法清醒地思考了。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- feel
- …
- absolutely
- completely
- quite
- …
- of
- incapable of something incapable of speech
- not able to control yourself or your affairs; not able to do anything well
不能克制自己的；不能自理的；什么事也做不好的 - He was found lying in the road, drunk and incapable.
他被发现躺在路上，烂醉如泥。 - If people keep telling you you're incapable, you begin to lose confidence in yourself.
如果人们不断地对你说你无能，你就开始失去自信心了。 - This type of arrangement remains valid even if you become mentally incapable.
哪怕你精神失常，这种协议也仍然有效。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- feel
- …
- absolutely
- completely
- quite
- …
- of
opposite capable - He was found lying in the road, drunk and incapable.
词源late 16th cent.: from French, or from late Latin incapabilis, from in- ‘not’ + capabilis (from Latin capere ‘take or hold’).