incompetent 音标拼音: [ɪnk'ɑmpətənt]
a . 无能力的,无力的,不适当的,不胜任的
n . 无能力者
无能力的,无力的,不适当的,不胜任的无能力者
incompetent adj 1 :
legally not qualified or sufficient ; "
a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband ";
"
incompetent witnesses " [
synonym : {
incompetent },
{
unqualified }] [
ant : {
competent }]
2 :
not qualified or suited for a purpose ; "
an incompetent secret service "; "
the filming was hopeless incompetent " [
ant :
{
competent }]
3 :
showing lack of skill or aptitude ; "
a bungling workman "; "
did a clumsy job "; "
his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf " [
synonym :
{
bungling }, {
clumsy }, {
fumbling }, {
incompetent }]
4 :
not doing a good job ; "
incompetent at chess " [
synonym :
{
incompetent }, {
unskilled }]
5 :
not meeting requirements ; "
unequal to the demands put upon him " [
synonym : {
incapable }, {
incompetent }, {
unequal to (
p )}]
n 1 :
someone who is not competent to take effective action [
synonym :
{
incompetent }, {
incompetent person }]
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[
1913 Webster ]
1 .
Not competent ;
wanting in adequate strength ,
power ,
capacity ,
means ,
qualifications ,
or the like ;
incapable ;
unable ;
inadequate ;
unfit .
[
1913 Webster ]
Incompetent to perform the duties of the place .
--
Macaulay .
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1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Law )
Wanting the legal or constitutional qualifications ;
inadmissible ;
as ,
a person professedly wanting in religious belief is an incompetent witness in a court of law or equity ;
incompetent evidence ;
a mentally defective person is incompetent to care for himself and requires a legal guardian .
[
1913 Webster PJC ]
Richard III .
had a resolution ,
out of hatred to his brethren ,
to disable their issues ,
upon false and incompetent pretexts ,
the one of attainder ,
the other of illegitimation . --
Bacon .
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1913 Webster ]
3 .
Not lying within one '
s competency ,
capacity ,
or authorized power ;
not permissible .
Syn :
Incapable ;
unable ;
inadequate ;
insufficient ;
inefficient ;
disqualified ;
unfit ;
improper .
Usage : {
Incompetent }, {
Incapable }.
Incompetent is a relative term ,
denoting a lack of the requisite qualifications for performing a given act ,
service ,
etc .;
incapable is absolute in its meaning ,
denoting lack of power ,
either natural or moral .
We speak of a man as incompetent to a certain task ,
of an incompetent judge ,
etc .
We say of an idiot that he is incapable of learning to read ;
and of a man distinguished for his honor ,
that he is incapable of a mean action .
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1913 Webster ]
80 Moby Thesaurus words for "
incompetent ":
awkward ,
base ,
blank cartridge ,
bungling ,
castrato ,
clumsy ,
defective ,
deficient ,
disqualified ,
dud ,
dull tool ,
eunuch ,
failing ,
found wanting ,
gauche ,
gelding ,
greenhorn ,
ill -
equipped ,
ill -
fitted ,
ill -
furnished ,
ill -
provided ,
ill -
qualified ,
imperfect ,
impotent ,
inadequate ,
incapable ,
incapable of ,
incomplete ,
ineffective ,
ineffectual ,
inefficient ,
ineligible ,
inept ,
inexpert ,
inferior ,
insufficient ,
invalid ,
lacking ,
little ,
maladjusted ,
maladroit ,
mean ,
mediocre ,
mediocrity ,
no conjuror ,
not comparable ,
not enough ,
not equal to ,
not in it ,
not up to ,
out of it ,
petty ,
shabby ,
small ,
too little ,
trivial ,
unable ,
unable to ,
unadapted ,
unadjusted ,
unarmed ,
unendowed ,
unequal to ,
unequipped ,
unfit ,
unfitted ,
ungifted ,
unprovided ,
unqualified ,
unsatisfactory ,
unsatisfying ,
unskilled ,
unskillful ,
unsufficing ,
unsuited ,
untalented ,
unworkmanlike ,
useless ,
wanting ,
weakling
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