inability

noun

1. 无能；无力；不能
   the fact of not being able to do sth
   1. the government's inability to provide basic services
      政府在提供基本服务方面的无能
   2. Some families go without medical treatment because of their inability to pay.
      有些家庭因无力支付医疗费用而得不到医治。

1. N-UNCOUNT 无能;无力;不能
   If you refer to someone's inability to do something, you are referring to the fact that they are unable to do it.
   1. Her inability to concentrate could cause an accident.
      她无法集中精力可能会导致事故。
   2. ...the government's inability to provide basic services.
      政府无力提供基本的公共服务

1. The fundamental problem lies in their inability to distinguish between reality and invention
   最根本的问题在于他们无法分清现实和虚构。
2. Her inability to concentrate could cause an accident.
   她无法集中精力可能会导致事故。
3. His inability to stay at one job for long had finally proved too much for her.
   他没有哪份工作能干长，这一点最终让她难以忍受。
4. Wall Street analysts have been highly critical of the company's seeming inability to control costs
   华尔街的分析家们对该公司似乎无力控制成本一事一直都严厉指责。
5. He became more and more irritated by her inability to stick at anything.
   他对她做任何事都会半途而废感到越来越恼火。
6. He was frustrated by his inability to wave down a taxi
   连一辆出租车都打不到，他很沮丧。
7. I feel ashamed of my inability to repay your favour.
   愧无以报。
8. In this section, I replicate a system error with an inability to boot.
   在这一节中，我复制了一个具有无法引导错误的系统错误。
9. Difficulty importing and exporting data: Another major issue with BigTable is the inability to import and export data.
   导入和导出数据的难题：BigTable的另一个主要问题是无法导入和导出数据。
10. Try to be patient with their inability to accept your new beliefs.
    对不能接受你的新观念的人要有耐心。
11. But her inability to visualize this catalytic RNA hindered her work.
    但是，无法使这种催化性RNA可视化阻碍了她的研究。
12. Insomniacs have a higher metabolism in their frontal cortex which is said to contribute to their inability to sleep.
    失眠症患者的额叶皮质代谢水平更高，这也导致了他们没有入睡的能力。
13. So I said, What you have is an inability to express your emotions.
    所以我说，你不会表达自己的情感。
14. I think the inability to use chopsticks borders on ignorance.
    对我，没有用筷子的能力几乎愚昧。
15. We've given your claim our careful consideration but regret our inability to accommodate it.
    对你们的索赔，我们作了仔细的研究，但遗憾不能接受。
16. Why is there this inability to reckon with the moral and spiritual facts?
    为什么不能认清道德和精神上的事实？
17. Express regret at inability to accept;
    对不能接受报价表示遗憾；
18. People were dissatisfied with the government's inability to enforce its law.
    人们对政府无力执行法律十分不满。
19. Someone affected by aphasia or inability to use or understand language.
    一个受失语症影响或者没有运用和理解语言能力的人。
20. In the end, I know that my happiness will not have been about by my ability or my inability.
    最后，我知道我的快乐与我的能力或我的无能无关。
21. Just like the eurozone, the global economy suffers from internal imbalances and an inability to take collective action.
    与欧元区一样，全球经济也受到两个问题的困扰：一个是内部不平衡，一个是无力采取共同行动。
22. Her inability to pay the rents caused trouble.
    她无力付房租引起了麻烦。
23. Limitations of this study include lack of a formoterol therapy – alone treatment group and inability to determine compliance.
    此项研究的局限性主要在于缺乏福莫特罗单纯治疗组和对于决定的依从性的无能为力。
24. Inability to take a loss and move on.
    没有能力承受损失和前进。
25. His inability to admit that he's wrong is a flaw in his character.
    他不承认自己有错是他性格上的一个瑕疵。
26. My inability to cope adequately with broadcasts or lectures.
    我对广播或讲演之不能应付裕如。
27. And I have an absolute inability to trust anyone.
    我绝对不能信任任何人。
28. The apparent inability of senior management to decide exactly what it wants has hampered our progress.
    高级管理层不能决定到底需要什么，这阻碍了我们的进展。
29. I have learned disability is not inability and a strong mentality and great attitude have been very important!
    我懂得了残疾不是无能，坚强的心态和良好的态度才是非常重要的。
30. I do not know what I have to, the inability loss in the chaotic world of wandering.
    我不知道我要什么，彷徨无力的在这个混沌的世界里徘徊。

  inability incapacity incompetence【导航词义：没有能力】

  inability n. 无法，没能力

〔辨析〕指无法做某事或没有做某事的能力，其后常用动词不定式。

  incapacity n. 〈正式〉无能力

〔辨析〕指没有做某事的能力或技能。

  incompetence n. 不胜任，不称职

〔辨析〕指缺少很好地完成工作、任务等的能力或技能。

noun

1. lacking the power to perform

   Synonym:    unfitness

2. lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something