inability

🇬🇧 UK/.inә'biliti/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLB1

Definitions

n.

Lack of the power, skill, or means to do something.

无能;无力;不能

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
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abroot
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ilconnector
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itystate, quality, condition
=inability

Common Collocations

  • 1.inability to不能...的无力
  • 2.inability for对...的无力

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    His inability to speak foreign languages limited career opportunities.

  • 2.

    The inability to access internet affects many rural communities.

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