Inept
[ i'nept ]
成人 Adult Edu
adj. 无能的，不称职的;愚昧的，愚蠢的;不恰当的;笨拙的;
📝 例句
Not competent or skillful; inept.
无能的没能力的或不熟练的；笨拙的
I' ve never heard anyone so inept at making speeches.
我从未听说过有这样不会讲话的人.
There are some people so inept at keeping records.
有些人不善于保留单据。
They' re inept at tennis.
他们根本不会打网球。
His inept handling of a minor problem turned it into a major crisis.
他处理不善使小事变大了.
🌱 联想助记
in + apt 适当的，灵敏的
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-apt-表示“适合”
📖 牛津释义
inept
adj
(a) ~ (at sth/doing sth) completely unskilful (at sth) 不熟练的; 不擅长的
I've never heard anyone so inept at making speeches. 我从未听说过有这样不会讲话的人.
His inept handling of a minor problem turned it into a major crisis. 他处理不善使小事变大了.
(b) said or done at the wrong time; not appropriate or tactful 不合适的; 不恰当的; 不策略的
an inept remark 不当的言语.
🔁 扩展释义
*[in'ept]a. 不适当的, 不理智的, 笨拙的【法】 不称职者, 无能的, 不符要求的
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Will you see him again?
你会再见他吗？
In secondary school, children study history and geography.
中学的小孩会读历史和地理。
It was not forced upon them by the survival competition; they could have caught and lived on prey without using poison, just as the thousands of non-poisonous snakes still do.
毒液不是生存竞争强加给它们的，它们也可以不用毒液捕捉动物而生存，就像今天成千上万的无毒蛇那样。