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单词 inability
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inability
noun[SorU]
uk
/ˌɪn.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us
/ˌɪn.əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
C1
lackofabilityto do something:
无能，无力
[+ to infinitive]Inabilitytouse acomputeris aseriousdisadvantagewhen you areapplyingforjobs.不会操作电脑在求职时是个十分不利的条件。
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  • adorkable
  • all thumbsidiom
  • amateurish
  • amateurishly
  • for toffeeidiom
  • fumble
  • functional illiteracy
  • gauche
  • geek
  • jack-of-all-trades, master of noneidiom
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  • like a bull in a china shopidiom
  • lost
  • lubber
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(Definition ofinabilityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

inability| American Dictionary

inability
noun[C/U]
us
/ˌɪn·əˈbɪl·ɪ·t̬i/
alackofabilityto do something:
[Cusually sing]an inability toreadand write
(Definition ofinabilityfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinability

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The story of hisinabilityto keep silent after this abjuration has been told many times.
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Patients suffering from progressive autonomic failure with primary degeneration of autonomic neurons show a characteristicinabilityto contract the distal urethral sphincter.
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In hisinabilityto force this nameless woman to marry him, he faced a definite curtailment of his former power.
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This was demonstrated by theinabilityof the country's political leadership to comprehend the rapid regrouping of political forces.
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Default risk is related to theinabilityof a borrower to reimburse a loan or a bond.
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Most of the remainder focused on theirinabilityto bear additional costs (34 per cent).
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The first disadvantage of small size lies in theinabilityto realize the external economies of scale discussed in the previous section.
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Thus, many of the failures of econometrics are easily grasped as manifestations of structural changes combined with theinabilityto predict such changes.
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The recurringinabilityto efficiently collect pension contributions is a striking example of limited administrative capacity that undermines policy implementation.
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In general terms, fatigue reflects aninability, (perceived or actual) to maintain the expected level of work.
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This mismatch is mainly related to theinabilityof primary producers to harvest the photons incident on the sea or the land surface.
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The manufacturing sector grew rapidly but its long-term development was constrained by aninabilityto compete in international markets.
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The overwhelming reason for a failed interview in 2000 was theinabilityto locate and contact the respondent.
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The conspicuous failure of orthodox game theory is itsinabilityto account for cooperative behavior in noniterated social dilemmas.
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Some authors (14) have suggested thatinabilityto critically appraise the quality of clinical practice guidelines has been a barrier to their use.
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