incapable

Word family  noun capability ≠ incapability adjective capable ≠ incapable adverb capably

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·ca·pa·ble /ɪnˈkeɪpəbəl/ ●○○ AWL adjective  [not before noun]CAN'T not able to do something 无能力〔做某事〕的 OPP capableincapable of He seemed incapable of understanding how she felt. 他似乎不能理解她的感受。 Seventy-five percent of the electorate believe his party is incapable of government. 75%的选民都认为他领导的政党无能力执政。 The stroke rendered her incapable of speech. 中风令她丧失了语言能力。5 ► Don’t say ‘incapable to do something’. Say incapable of doing something.不要说 ‘incapable to do something’. 而要说 incapable of doing something. —incapability /ɪnˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]n GrammarSomeone is incapable of doing something: He is incapable of lying. ✗Don’t say: He is incapable to lie.

Examples from the Corpus

incapable• Utterly without designs, equipment, opportunities, he felt incapable of despair.• Some analysts express concern that the new systems will be less secure and incapable of doing donkey work like batch processing.• Must we then conclude that the Zande are in these terms irrational, incapable of rational, cause-and-effect reasoning?• But it certainly undermines the idea that gay men, as men, are biologically incapable of restraint.• The schools, in fact, seemed almost incapable of self-governance or self-reform.• Marge was incapable of sensing anything, Tom thought.• She was incoherent and incapable of unassisted movement.incapable of• She is an elderly woman who is physically incapable of caring for herself.• The present leaders seem incapable of improving the situation.

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incapable
in‧ca‧pa‧ble AC /ɪnˈkeɪpəbəl/ adjective [not before noun] not able to do something
   OPP  capable
    incapable of
    He seemed incapable of understanding how she felt.
    Seventy-five percent of the electorate believe his party is incapable of government.
    The stroke rendered her incapable of speech.
  ► Do not say ‘incapable to do something’. Say incapable of doing something.
—incapability /ɪnˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti, ɪnˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪti/ noun [uncountable]

in·cap·able AW BrE /ɪnˈkeɪpəbl/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈkeɪpəbl/ 🔊 adjectivenot able to do sth 没有能力（做某事）◆~ of sth incapable of speech不会说话◆~ of doing sth The children seem to be totally incapable of working by themselves. 孩子们好像完全不能靠自己做功课。🔊🔊not able to control yourself or your affairs; not able to do anything well 不能克制自己的；不能自理的；什么事也做不好的◆He was found lying in the road, drunk and incapable. 他被发现躺在路上，烂醉如泥。🔊🔊◆If people keep telling you you're incapable, you begin to lose confidence in yourself. 如果人们不断地对你说你无能，你就开始失去自信心了。🔊🔊 OPP capable