incompetence

英 [ɪnˈkɒmpɪtəns] 美 [ɪnˈkɑːmpɪtəns]

n.  无能力; 不胜任; 不称职

复数:incompetences

医学

BNC.9582 / COCA.11975



牛津词典

noun

  1. 无能力;不胜任;不称职
    the lack of skill or ability to do your job or a task as it should be done
    1. professional incompetence
      专业方面不称职
    2. police incompetence
      警方的无能
    3. He was dismissed for incompetence.
      他因不称职而被解雇。

柯林斯词典

  1. N-UNCOUNT 无能力;不称职;不合格
    If you refer to someone's incompetence, you are criticizing them because they are unable to do their job or a task properly.
    1. The incompetence of government officials is appalling.
      政府官员的无能令人震惊。
    2. ...his incompetence in failing to conduct full inquiries.
      他未能实施全面调查

双语例句

  1. He kept on blathering about police incompetence.
    他喋喋不休地念叨着警察不称职。
  2. She accused the government of dishonesty and incompetence.
    她指责政府不诚实且无能。
  3. The incompetence of government officials is appalling.
    政府官员的无能令人震惊。
  4. The Home Office has been accused of inexcusable incompetence.
    内政部被指责能力极其低下。
  5. Christie retaliated by sending his friend a long letter detailing Carl's utter incompetence
    为了报复,克里斯蒂给他朋友寄了一封长信,细述卡尔完全不称职。
  6. He spoke of scandalous corruption and incompetence.
    他谈起触目惊心的贪污腐败和小材大用现象。
  7. The administration's sublime incompetence is probably temporary
    政府的极端软弱无能或许只是暂时的。
  8. People of my generation who lived through World War II have vivid memories of confusion and incompetence
    我们这一代经历过二战的人都真切地记得当时的迷惘和无助。
  9. They now have to cope with the legacy of their past incompetence writ large on their balance sheets.
    他们现在不得不处理由于过去工作不力所遗留下的问题,这在资产负债表上一看便知。
  10. Your great name long since reached my ears like thunder. I am ashamed to show off my incompetence in the presence of an expert like yourself.
    先生大名,如雷灌耳,小弟献丑,真是班门弄斧了。
  11. He has been removed from office for incompetence.
    因工作不力,他的职务给撸了。
  12. She was sacked for incompetence.
    她因不称职而被解雇。
  13. A nod's as good as a wink, she was sacked for incompetence.
    不用多说,她因不称职而被解雇。
  14. Due to his incompetence he was replaced.
    他不称职,被撤换了。
  15. I have suffered a martyrdom in their incompetence.
    她们的无能让我受够了。
  16. She sees this incident as further proof of his incompetence.
    把这次事故看成是他不称职的更有力的证据。
  17. Moral or mental incompetence. Virtue will prevail against evil.
    道德或精神上的不胜任美德定将战胜邪恶。
  18. I often think that the fate of so unfair to me because of my incompetence.
    我常想,命运对我如此不公,是因为我的无能。
  19. This is just another episode in a saga of ambition, incompetence and malfeasance.
    这次不过是上演了关于野心、无能和渎职的又一幕大戏。
  20. I have a violent reaction to incompetence.
    我对无能的人有暴力倾向。
  21. I can't accept inefficiency and incompetence even if I like the person.
    我不能接受那些低效率和无能力的人,即便我喜欢找个人。
  22. He himself was accused of incompetence.
    他本人被指控为不称职。
  23. One factor that can hold us back from sharing our faith is a feeling of incompetence or inadequacy.
    妨碍我们和人分享信仰的其中一个原因,是我们感到自己不胜任或力有不足。
  24. He left the company amid accusations of incompetence and mismanagement.
    他背着不称职和管理不善的黑锅离开了这家公司。
  25. While he despises incompetence and petty bickering he demands complete and utter loyalty.
    他鄙视无能和琐碎的争吵,要求完全和绝对的忠诚。
  26. The inspector criticized slackness and incompetence in staff.
    视察员批评了员工中的懒散和无能。
  27. The Iraq war was a case study of what happens when politicisation is mixed with incompetence.
    伊拉克战争是政治性和不称职相结合的绝佳案例。
  28. I don't think this is a simple tale of incompetence.
    我认为这不是一个不胜任的简单的故事。
  29. When faced with performance problems at work, it's common to blame individual worker error or incompetence.
    当面对工作中的绩效问题时,我们经常责备员工的错误和缺乏能力。
  30. I refer to this as part of the unconscious incompetence model for Agile transition and change agents.
    我将这部分看做敏捷转换和变革代理人的“无意识不胜任模型(unconsciousincompetencemodel)”。

同义词辨析

  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。

〔例证〕
Can alcoholism result in an inability to speak?
酒精中毒会导致语言能力丧失吗?
The government's inability to control inflation caused a six-week strike by millions of workers.
政府无力控制通货膨胀导致了数百万工人为期6周的大罢工。

  incapacity n. 〈正式〉无能力

〔辨析〕指没有做某事的能力或技能。

〔例证〕
The manager has taken sick leave due to his temporary incapacity through illness.
经理因病暂时不能工作,已经请了病假。
The main problem is the government's incapacity to deal with inflation.
主要问题在于政府对通货膨胀无能为力。

  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。

〔例证〕
Only the board knew that the manager was dismissed for professional incompetence.
只有董事会知道那名经理是因专业方面不称职而被解聘的。
The report blamed government incompetence for the surging unemployment.
该报道指责政府的无能导致了失业人口激增。

英英释义

noun

  1. lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications

      Synonym:    incompetency

    1. inability of a part or organ to function properly