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inept

🇬🇧 UK/ɪ'nept/🇺🇸 US/in'ept/
IELTSTOEFLGREC2

Definitions

adj.

Lacking skill or competence; clumsy or unsuitable.

笨拙的;无能的;不恰当的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
eptfit, suitable, fasten
=inept

Common Collocations

  • 1.utterly inept完全无能
  • 2.inept handling笨拙的处理

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The inept handling of the crisis led to public outrage.

  • 2.

    The inept handling of the crisis made things worse.

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