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单词 unable
释义 unable
I. un·able \|ən+\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from un- (I) + able, adjective
1. : not able : incapable
 < the sun is unable to melt the snow down to this underlying part — American Guide Series: New Hampshire >
2.
 a. : unqualified, incompetent, inefficient
 b. : impotent, helpless
  < like an unable phoenix in hot ashes — Time >
II. un·a·ble \ˌəˈnābəl\ transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English unablen, probably from un- (II) + ablen to enable — more at able
: disable, incapacitate
 < so unabled by the gout that she cannot dress herself — Samuel Johnson >
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