disability，inability
这一对词都表示“无能”之意，但涵义有细微的差异。
disability着重表示“因受伤而变残废所引起的无能”（lacking ability caused by injury）或“因天生的缺陷而导致的无能”（inherent defect）；用于法律方面，它表示“不够资格”、“不合格”（legal disqualification）之意。
inability着重表示“缺少能力”或“缺乏手段”（lack of power or means）的意味。
- 词义辨析
- 双语例句
1、
The industrial injuries scheme takes into account the actual disability and whether it handicaps a person in working.
工伤赔偿方案要考虑实际残疾情况以及残疾是否会影响其工作能力。
——柯林斯例句
2、
Her disability made taking care of the home and raising a family doubly difficult.
她的残障为她养家糊口又增添了一种困难.
——《简明英汉词典》
3、
Avoid disability bias by avoiding reference to a disabling condition.
可以通过回避提及残疾来避免残疾歧视.
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4、
For a child to be born with this disability indicates a defect in obstetric care.
孩子出生时就带有这样的残疾，这表明产科护理有问题。
——柯林斯例句
5、
Colligation treatment can reduce the mortality rate and disability rate of large cerebral infarction.
综合治疗能降低大面积脑梗死的死亡率及病残率.
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6、
Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect.
不管残障与否,其本质之一就是共享共享.
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7、
Disability can make extra demands on financial resources.
残障人士会需要更多的财政资源。
——柯林斯例句
8、
You must buy the credit life insurance before you can buy the disability insurance.
你必须先购买信用人寿保险，方可购买伤残保险。
——柯林斯例句
9、
We all fear disability or infirmity.
我们都害怕伤残或体弱。
——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
10、
The State Department also sponsors cultural andwith the subject of disability.
美国国务院的首要使命是外交,但它也关注残疾人的利益.
——期刊摘选
11、
It was also suspected that he had a visual disability.
他还被怀疑有视力方面的缺陷.
——期刊摘选
12、
To be female is not a disability; it is just a particular way of being human.
身为女性并不意味着不便；这只是人类一种特定的存在形式。
——柯林斯例句
13、
In many patients, the disease is accompanied by mental disability.
在许多患者中常伴有智力残疾.
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14、
This public acknowledgment of Ted's disability pained my mother.
这一下大家都知道了特德的残疾，这让母亲非常痛苦。
——柯林斯例句
15、
In spite of his inborn disability, Eddie seems to have a good sense of music.
尽管安迪天生残疾, 但是他对音乐似乎悟性很好.
——期刊摘选
16、
Because it covers only group plans and doesn't deal with disability insurance.
因为这个法案只涉及到团体保险计划,而没有针对残疾人的保险.
——期刊摘选
17、
For directors we chose men who had sucessfully licked some disability problems in their own careers.
至于董事呢,我们选择那些曾经在他们自己的事业过程中成功地克服过一些残废问题的人来担任.
——辞典例句
18、
She traded on her disability to get preferential treatment wherever she went.
她无论妻哪里都利用她的残疾获取优待.
——期刊摘选
19、
His disability caused this thing to fail.
他的无能导致了这件事失败.
——《简明英汉词典》
20、
His high school English teacher said young Chou had a learning disability.
高中英语老师说他有学习方面的缺陷.
——期刊摘选
21、
When Julie speaks of her disability, she talks in the same calm, level tones she uses to discuss her A level prospects.
谈到自己的残疾时，朱莉的语气一如谈及她的高级证书考试前景般冷静平和。
——柯林斯例句
22、
Among those types of voluntary work, she particularly devotes herself to serve people with mental disability.
在她参与的义工服务中, 她特别对智障人士服务有较大的承担感.
——期刊摘选
23、
Isak's story is typical of a child who has a specific learning disability.
伊萨克的故事就是一个具有某种学习障碍的孩子的典型故事。
——柯林斯例句
24、
It has taken him a long time to come to terms with his disability.
他用了很长时间才学会如何来对待自己的残疾.
——《简明英汉词典》
25、
His disability prevents him from holding a job.
他的伤残妨碍他就业.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
26、
So in 2005 I Simao joint disability, I Simao national leadership certificate from the Young Pioneers.
于是2005年思茅残疾我联合, 思茅国家领导我从红领巾证.
——期刊摘选
27、
I only give money to the beggars who have disability.
我只把钱给有残疾的乞丐.
——期刊摘选
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