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incapacitate

vt. 使无能力；使不能；使不适于

中文词源

incapacitate 使失去能力

词源同incapable,无能力的，-ate,使。

incapacitate (v.): 1650s, from incapacity + -ate. Related: Incapacitated; incapacitating.

1、in- "not" + cap + -acitate(复合后缀：-ace, -ite, -ate).2、-ace is from Latin adjectival suffix -ax, genitive -acis.3、含义：without ability to hold.

1. Poor eyesight will incapacitate you for a job in the library.: 视力差将使你不适合于在图书馆工作.

2. A device or substance gas, used to incapacitate riot control.: 用化学物质杀死、伤害或使敌人无力的战争.