incapability

/ɪŋkˌeɪpəbˈɪlᵻɾi/ noun

**Incapability** is the condition of lacking the power, skill, or qualification needed to accomplish something. It flags a shortfall in ability that renders a task impossible for the person or thing involved. The term often crops up in formal or technical writing, pointing to a specific deficiency rather than a general clumsiness. It can describe a permanent limitation, such as a species’ incapability of flight, or a temporary gap, like a novice’s incapability to solve a complex equation. Though close to “inability,” incapability tends to emphasize the absence of the requisite competence rather than a chosen refusal. Use it when you want to spotlight the missing capacity itself, not merely a missed opportunity.

【核心含义】指缺乏完成某事所需的能力、技能或资格,强调根本上的能力缺失。

多用于正式或技术语境,描述具体的能力缺陷(如生理限制或技能不足),而非主观不愿。常与“of”搭配使用,注意区别于强调“没机会”的inability。

【Significado central】La condición de carecer de la capacidad, habilidad o cualificación necesaria para realizar algo, lo que vuelve una tarea imposible.

(Formal) Se emplea en textos técnicos, académicos o jurídicos para señalar una deficiencia concreta de competencia, ya sea permanente (la incapacidad de vuelo de una especie) o temporal (la de un novato ante un problema complejo). Se construye con «de» o «para» seguidos de infinitivo: «incapacidad de actuar», «incapacidad para resolver». Se distingue de «imposibilidad», que indica que algo no puede ocurrir por razones objetivas o externas: «incapacidad» pone el acento en la persona o cosa que carece de la aptitud requerida, no en la barrera del hecho mismo.

Word Origin Incapability is built from in- 'not' + cap- (from capere 'to seize') + -able + -ity. So it's literally 'the state of not being able to seize or hold.' The root capere is incredibly productive: capable means 'able to take,' capacity is 'the amount you can hold,' and capture is 'to take.' The same root gives us receive (take back), perceive (take through), and even recipe (originally 'take!' — the first word in prescriptions).

noun The condition of being incapable. countable

His incapability to perform basic tasks led to his dismissal from the position.

(名词) 无能;无能力 【无能力状态】

他无法完成基本任务导致他被免职。

(sustantivo) incapacidad; incompetencia; inhabilidad [La condición de ser incapaz.]

Su incapacidad para realizar tareas básicas llevó a su despido del puesto.

(nom) incapacité; inaptitude; inhabilité; impuissance; incompétence [État d'une personne ou d'une chose qui est incapable, qui ne possède pas les compétences ou les aptitudes nécessaires pour réaliser quelque chose.]

His incapability to perform basic tasks led to his dismissal from the position. — Son incapacité à effectuer des tâches élémentaires a entraîné son licenciement du poste.

(Substantiv) Unfähigkeit; Inkompetenz [der Zustand, unfähig zu sein, eine bestimmte Aufgabe oder Tätigkeit auszuführen.]

Seine **Incapability**, grundlegende Aufgaben zu erledigen, führte zu seiner Entlassung.

(名詞) 何かを行う能力がないこと。無能であること。

基本的な業務を行う彼の無能さが、その職からの解雇につながった。

(substantivo) incapacidade; inaptidão; inabilidade; impotência [A condição de ser incapaz.]

Sua incapacidade de realizar tarefas básicas levou à sua demissão do cargo.

Word parts: in + cap + abil + ity

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