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unable

英式英标[ʌn\'ebl]
美式音标[ʌn\'eɪb(ə)l]

adj. 不会的，不能的；[劳经] 无能力的；不能胜任的

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中文词源

unable 不能够的

un-, 不，非，able, 能够的。

英文词源

unable (adj.): late 14c., "lacking in ability, incapable," from un- (1) "not" + able (adj.). Modeled on Old French inhabile or Latin inhabilis.

实用例句

1. Many areas in the country'sinterior are unable to report Aids cases immediately.: 该国内地的很多地区无法即时报告艾滋病病例。

2. The military government has been unable to win popular support.: 军政府一直未能赢得广泛的支持。

3. He had been unable to keep to his schedule.: 他没能遵循自己的计划。

4. Oil majors need not fear being unable to sell their crude.: 大型石油公司无需担心原油销售不出去。

5. When the children misbehaved she was unable to cope.: 孩子们调皮捣蛋的时候她管不了。

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