ineligible
UK/in'elidʒәbl/US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
adj.
Not qualified or allowed; failing to meet the required conditions.
不合格的，无资格的。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedin-not, opposite of
+
eligiblechoose, pick, read, gather
=ineligible
in- (not) + eligible (qualified) = not qualified; failing to meet the conditions to be chosen.
Common Collocations
- 1.ineligible for没有……的资格
- 2.render ineligible使……失去资格
- 3.ineligible to vote无投票资格
Example Sentences
- 1.
He is ineligible for the prize because he is staff.
- 2.
Late entries are ineligible for the competition.