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单词 inability
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Definition of inability in English:

inability

nounɪnəˈbɪlɪtiˌɪnəˈbɪlədi
  • with infinitive The state of being unable to do something.

    his inability to accept new ideas
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As a result of his inability to cope he said that he was drinking too much and covering up his inability to run the store.
    • With me that manifests itself as a clamming up, an inability to talk about what's important.
    • He never goes to extremes and has no vices, except for the inability to pass up a bargain.
    • Those who know him insist he's driven by an utter inability to accept defeat.
    • There have been occasions, too, when his inability to hold his tongue has got him into trouble.
    • Aristotle said that the inability to feel shame is the ultimate proof of a wicked character.
    • He cursed himself for his weakness, for his inability to remain angry with her.
    • I'm very good at borrowing things but suffer from a complete inability to give things back.
    • He has suffered a nervous breakdown probably connected to his own inability to relate to others.
    • Perhaps the pitch contributed to their inability to play any decent football in the first half.
    • His other key weakness is his inability to detach himself from his players and put them under pressure.
    • The frustrating part has been their utter inability to communicate with anyone.
    • He says his resignation was triggered by his inability to form a new Cabinet.
    • As the disease progresses, total paralysis and the inability to speak or swallow result.
    • He quit soon after, apparently in frustration at his inability to control the situation.
    • The use of mouthwashes is not advised in young children due to their inability to spit.
    • He winds me up no end with his seeming inability to view anything from any other perspective but his own.
    • They laughed the loudest of all, making me feel a lot less guilty about my own inability to resist joining in.
    • Do they show a manipulative attitude to nature, or an inability to be content with what they are given?
    • His inability to understand basic statistics is enough for me to distrust him completely.
    Synonyms
    lack of ability, incapability, incapacity, powerlessness, impotence, helplessness
    incompetence, ineptitude, inaptitude, unfitness, ineffectiveness, uselessness, inefficacy
    Medicine insufficiency
 
 

Definition of inability in US English:

inability

nounˌɪnəˈbɪlədiˌinəˈbilədē
  • with infinitive The state of being unable to do something.

    his inability to accept new ideas
    the inability of the soldiers to understand an alien culture
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Those who know him insist he's driven by an utter inability to accept defeat.
    • He never goes to extremes and has no vices, except for the inability to pass up a bargain.
    • As the disease progresses, total paralysis and the inability to speak or swallow result.
    • As a result of his inability to cope he said that he was drinking too much and covering up his inability to run the store.
    • He winds me up no end with his seeming inability to view anything from any other perspective but his own.
    • His other key weakness is his inability to detach himself from his players and put them under pressure.
    • He has suffered a nervous breakdown probably connected to his own inability to relate to others.
    • The frustrating part has been their utter inability to communicate with anyone.
    • His inability to understand basic statistics is enough for me to distrust him completely.
    • There have been occasions, too, when his inability to hold his tongue has got him into trouble.
    • Perhaps the pitch contributed to their inability to play any decent football in the first half.
    • The use of mouthwashes is not advised in young children due to their inability to spit.
    • Do they show a manipulative attitude to nature, or an inability to be content with what they are given?
    • Aristotle said that the inability to feel shame is the ultimate proof of a wicked character.
    • He says his resignation was triggered by his inability to form a new Cabinet.
    • He quit soon after, apparently in frustration at his inability to control the situation.
    • He cursed himself for his weakness, for his inability to remain angry with her.
    • I'm very good at borrowing things but suffer from a complete inability to give things back.
    • With me that manifests itself as a clamming up, an inability to talk about what's important.
    • They laughed the loudest of all, making me feel a lot less guilty about my own inability to resist joining in.
    Synonyms
    lack of ability, incapability, incapacity, powerlessness, impotence, helplessness
 
 
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