1660s, "inadequacy;" 1716, "want of skill," from French incompétence (mid-16c.), from in- "not, opposite of, without" (see in- (1)) + compétence (see competence). Native formation incompetency (from incompetent + -cy) is attested from 1610s.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The Home Office has been accused of inexcusable incompetence.
內(nèi)政部被指責(zé)能力極其低下。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. The administration's sublime incompetence is probably temporary.
政府的極端軟弱無(wú)能或許只是暫時(shí)的。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. He spoke of scandalous corruption and incompetence.
他談起觸目驚心的貪污腐敗和小材大用現(xiàn)象。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. He kept on blathering about police incompetence.
他喋喋不休地念叨著警察不稱(chēng)職。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. She accused the government of dishonesty and incompetence.