摘要：adj. 易于……的，有……倾向的；恰当的，适宜的；善学的，聪明的

英/æpt/美/æpt/

adj. 易于……的，有……倾向的；恰当的，适宜的；善学的，聪明的

Babies are apt to put objects into their mouths.

婴儿爱把东西往嘴里塞。

She was apt to raise her voice and wave her hands about.

她常常提高嗓门并挥舞双手。

Food is apt to deteriorate in summer.

食物在夏天爱变质。

People are apt to confuse the two issues.

人们容易把这两个问题混淆起来

inept

英/ɪnˈept/美/ɪˈnept/

adj. 笨拙的；不适当的

inept无能的，不称职的，笨拙的

词根词缀： in-不,无 + ept(-apt-)适合→能干

同近义词

adj.

笨拙的；不适当的

inadequate unhappy wrong clumsy awkward

He was inept and lacked the intelligence to govern.

他无能而且缺乏管理才干。

Yes, you are often clumsy, even inept.

没错，你常常笨手笨脚甚至显得无能。

He wanted to hold hands. I was young, inept and scared.

他想要握手，可我少不更事，笨拙，惊慌。

ineptitude

英/ɪˈneptɪtjuːd/美/ɪˈneptɪtuːd/

n. 不适当，不合适；不称职；愚笨；缺乏技巧，无能；笨拙

Finally got the sack after a year of ineptitude.

不称职地工作一年后终于被解雇。

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