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    Inability is the fact that you cannot do something. It names the “not able,” often with to plus a verb: inability to sleep, inability to pay, inability to say no.

    Inability inability is是 the fact that you cannot do something做不到某件事這個事實 it它 names the 'not able'指的是那個「做不到」 often常常 with to plus a verb搭配to加動詞 inability to sleep, inability to pay, inability to say noinability to sleep、inability to pay、inability to say no

    It is a quieter, more formal cousin of “cannot.” News, school writing, and careful talk like it because it turns the failing into a thing you can point to.

    It它是 is a quieter, more formal cousin一個比較安靜、正式的親戚 of 'cannot'相對於「cannot」 news, school writing, and careful talk新聞、學校寫作、講究的說話 like it喜歡用它 because因為 it turns the failing它把這個做不到 into a thing you can point to變成一件你可以指出來的事

    Though actually it does not by itself mean a lasting medical condition; that idea is closer to disability. Inability can be for one task, one day, or one skill. It also does not always blame the person: fear, rules, or a broken tool can sit behind the inability.

    Though actually不過實際上 it它 does not by itself mean本身並不代表 a lasting medical condition一個長期的醫療狀況 that idea那個概念 is closer to disability比較接近disability inability inability can be可以是 for one task, one day, or one skill針對一件事、一天、或一項技能 it它 also does not always blame the person也不一定是在怪這個人 fear, rules, or a broken tool恐懼、規則、或壞掉的工具 can sit behind the inability都可能是這個inability背後的原因

    You rarely use it as a friendly everyday word; “I can’t” is what people say at the table.

    You你 rarely use it很少把它用 as a friendly everyday word當成親切的日常用語 'I can't'「I can't」 is what people say at the table才是人們在餐桌上會說的話

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組成From earlier inhability, “not qualified for a post,” equivalent to in- (not) + ability. Compare Middle French inhabilité and Medieval Latin inhabilitās.

同家族的字

  • abilitythe skill or power; this word is the “not” of that
  • unablethe adjective that matches this noun: not able

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

inabilitynoun/ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti/

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    Lack of the ability to do something; incapability.

    • […] tho' theſe ſeem'd to be very unfit Inſtruments for compaſſing of that great Deſign for which they were then employ'd, becauſe of their Inability and Uncapacity in performing the Work ſo very great and important; […]
    • The Premier League leaders did what many people thought was beyond them in their last European excursion, at the home of Borussia Dortmund, and they made light work of overcoming Marseille on a night when the one-sidedness was not reflected by their inability to add to Jack Wilshere's two goals.
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    Lack of the option to do something; powerlessness.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。