incapacitate
英[,ɪnkə'pæsɪteɪt]
美[,ɪnkə'pæsɪtet]
- vt. 使无能力；使不能；使不适于
词态变化
第三人称单数: incapacitates;过去式: incapacitated;过去分词: incapacitated;现在分词: incapacitating;
助记提示
1、in- "not" + cap + -acitate(复合后缀：-ace, -ite, -ate).
2、-ace is from Latin adjectival suffix -ax, genitive -acis.
3、含义：without ability to hold.
中文词源
incapacitate 使失去能力
词源同incapable,无能力的，-ate,使。
英文词源
- incapacitate (v.)
- 1650s, from incapacity + -ate. Related: Incapacitated; incapacitating.
双语例句
- 1. Poor eyesight will incapacitate you for a job in the library.
- 视力差将使你不适合于在图书馆工作.
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- 2. A device or substance gas, used to incapacitate riot control.
- 用化学物质杀死 、 伤害或使敌人无力的战争.
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- 3. His poor health incapacitate him for work.
- 他健康不佳使他不能工作.
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