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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-derived
innot, opposite of
+
comtogether, with
+
petseek, aim, strive
+
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.

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