incompetent
🇬🇧 UK/ɪn'kɒmpɪt(ə)nt/🇺🇸 US/in'kɒmpitәnt/
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Definitions
adj.
Lacking the skill, ability, or qualifications needed to do something properly.
无能力的,不胜任的
n.
A person who lacks the ability to perform a task adequately.
无能力者,不称职的人
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedinnot, opposite of
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comtogether, with
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entperforming, being in a state
=incompetent
Common Collocations
- 1.utterly incompetent完全无能
- 2.grossly incompetent极其无能
Example Sentences
- 1.
The incompetent doctor was stripped of his medical license.