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
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Wall Street analysts have been highly critical of the company's seeming inability to control costs.
华尔街的分析家们对该公司似乎无力控制成本一事一直都严厉指责。
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2、
a congenital inability to tell the truth
生就的不会说实话
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Her inability to concentrate could cause an accident.
她无法集中精力可能会导致事故。
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But what's the explanation behind this lack of cohesion , and the inability to grind out results?
那么是什么原因造成凝聚力的缺乏, 以至于他们不能获得胜利 呢 ?
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The fundamental problem lies in their inability to distinguish between reality and invention.
最根本的问题在于他们无法分清现实和虚构。
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Paulson's inability to dissimulate is at times endearing.
有些时候,保尔森不善伪装的性格显得可爱.
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Her despondency arises from her inability to find employment.
她之所以意志消沉是因为她无法找到工作.
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Overtime, sleep deprivation and giving up mealtimes may well be a display of inefficiency and inability.
加班加点, 废寝忘食有时很可能是不具备效率和工作能力的表现.
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Please accept my apologies for our inability to be more responsive to yur enquiry.
葛:请原谅我们未能对你们的询价作出更积极的反应.
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He was frustrated by his inability to wave down a taxi.
连一辆出租车都打不到，他很沮丧。
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This fatherly bear teaches us that there's always room for " inability " in parental " responsibility. "
这头慈父熊教会我们就家长’责任’而言, ’ 无能 ’ 总还有很多发展空间.
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He became more and more irritated by her inability to stick at anything.
他对她做任何事都会半途而废感到越来越恼火。
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Inability to clearly visualize or sample the endocervical canal.
不能清楚的可见,或没有取到宫颈管内细胞.
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The chief limitation of the harvester has been its inability to separate seed from debris.
这种扫集机的主要缺点是不能把种子和夹杂物分开来.
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An innate, acquired, or induced inability to develop a normal immune response.
免疫''.'缺陷'.''''.'先天'. ''的 、 后天的或诱发的正常免疫反应能力的缺失.
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It's inconstancy, but not inability, that's to be feared.
不怕无能, 就怕无恒.
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Fix problems with your printer, such as the inability to print or getting a garbled printout.
纠正打印机的问题, 如无法打印或者打印结果模糊.
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Insolvency: The inability to pay one's debts fall due.
无偿债能力: 指债务人无足够奖金偿付到期债务.
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BPH can lead to complications such as an inability to urinate and urinary tract infection.
前列腺肥大并会造成如不能排尿及尿道感染等并发症.
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General malaise or weakness, inability to perform activities of daily living.
感觉不舒服或虚弱而影响一般日常的生活起居.
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We regret our inability to anythingconcerning the firm mentioned in your letter of the 30 th ult.
对于上月30日贵函所要查询的公司,我们实在无法报告确切情况,甚为遗憾.
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This will damage the nozzle resulting in poor injection quality or inability to give injections.
这将损坏喷嘴,导致较差的注射效果,甚至无法注射.
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I raged at my own inability.
我深为自己的无能而恼火.
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You know 90 % of people's problems are due to their inability to get over the past?
你知道90%的人问题都出在没有能力从自己的过去中恢复过来?
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the government's inability to provide basic services
政府在提供基本服务方面的无能
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Inability to relax, to let go of a problem, often prevents its solution.
不会放松, 不会放过问题, 常常妨碍问题的解决.
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Early attempts at freezing tumors were frustrated by inability to measure the treatment zone.
早期对肿瘤冷冻的尝试由于无法对治疗区域的策略而失败.
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His inability to stay at one job for long had finally proved too much for her.
他没有哪份工作能干长，这一点最终让她难以忍受。
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And the Tuna Commission has demonstrated on annual basis , its complete inability to control the fishing.
金枪鱼委员会每年都显现其控制捕鱼上的无能为力.
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Others also blame the Iraqis for their inability to accept America's gift of freedom.
此外,还有人将责任推到伊拉克人身上,认为后者孱弱无能,难以接受美国的自由馈赠.
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