incapacity

UK/ɪnkə'pæsɪtɪ/US/.inkә'pæsәti/

Definitions

Lack of ability, power, or strength to do something

无能力，无力

Legal lack of qualification or competence to act

（法律上的）无行为能力

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

in-not, opposite of

capactake, seize, hold

-itystate, quality, condition

=incapacity

in- (not) + capacity = the absence of capacity: not being able to hold, do, or legally act. Often used in formal or legal contexts (mental incapacity).

Root cap still carries 163 more words

Common Collocations

1.mental incapacity精神上无行为能力
2.physical incapacity身体丧失能力
3.legal incapacity法律上无行为能力

Example Sentences

1.
The contract is void if signed during a period of mental incapacity.
2.
Illness left her in a state of total incapacity.

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