单词 | incapacitated |
释义 | incapacitated (once / 6974 pages) adj If you’ve been sick with the flu for a week, barely able to get out of bed, then you’ve got an idea of what it’s like to be incapacitated. Incapacitated means "empty of strength," "helpless," or "powerless." Incapacitated is an adjective that describes a state where you don’t have the capacity, or ability, to accomplish anything. When someone becomes incapacitated, illness or injury is usually to blame. This adjective is often used in the same manner as disabled. Incapacitated can also mean "ineligible." For instance, if you are too old to join the army, then your age makes you incapacitated from serving in the army. WORD FAMILYincapacitate: incapacitated, incapacitates, incapacitating+/capacious: capaciously, capaciousness/capacitate: capacitated, capacitates, capacitating, incapacitate/capacity: capacious, capacitate, capacities, incapacity/incapacity: incapacities USAGE EXAMPLESBut it’s precisely because governments are distracted or incapacitated that there is a role for non-state actors. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) In 2004, a caregiver at the facility pleaded guilty to neglecting two incapacitated residents after falling asleep on the job. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) That’s true even in a case like Viacom’s, where the problem was a prolonged squabble over a successor to a possibly incapacitated controlling shareholder. Wall Street Journal(Dec 23, 2016) adj lacking in or deprived of strength or power Syn helpless powerless lacking power |
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