incapable
/ɪnˈkeɪpəbl/adjective
1
- predic.
incapable of
unable to do or achieve (something)无能力的, 不能的, 不会的, 达不成的： Wilson blushed and was incapable of speech.
威尔逊羞红了脸, 一句话说不出来。
1.1
- not able to be treated in a certain way; not admitting of something being done不能…的, 无法…的：
with the battery removed it was incapable of being driven at all.
电池取走后, 根本无法驱动。
1.2
- (of a person) too honest or moral to do a certain thing（人）（因太过诚实或讲道德）不会…的：
a man incapable of any kind of prejudice.
一个不会有任何偏见的人。
2
- unable to behave rationally or manage one's own affairs行为不理性的; 不能自理的：
the pilot may become incapable from the lack of oxygen.
飞行员可能因缺氧而变得不能合理操作。
派生词
incapability
nounincapably
adverb词源
late 16th cent.: from French， or from late Latin incapabilis, from in- 'not' + capabilis （see CAPABLE）.