incompetence
用法要点
句型搭配
常与动词如 demonstrate、show、reveal 连用，表示展现无能；也可用于介词短语如 due to incompetence，表示原因。
介词用法
常用介词 in 表示在某个领域或方面的无能，如 incompetence in management；也可用 of 表示所属，如 incompetence of the team。
语域说明
incompetence 是正式用语，多用于书面语、商务或学术语境，描述严重的能力缺失；日常口语中更常用 inability 或 not good at。
基础例句
His incompetence at cooking led to a burnt dinner last night.
他做饭无能，导致昨晚的晚餐烧焦了。
She was fired for showing incompetence in basic office tasks.
她因在基本办公任务中表现无能而被解雇。
The team's incompetence caused the project to fail miserably.
团队的无能导致项目惨败。
I can't believe his incompetence in fixing a simple leak.
我无法相信他在修理简单漏水时的无能。
高级例句
The audit revealed gross incompetence in the financial management of the corporation.
审计揭示了公司在财务管理方面的严重无能。
Incompetence in leadership often results in high employee turnover and low morale.
领导无能常导致高员工流失率和低士气。
The study attributed the policy failure to administrative incompetence at multiple levels.
该研究将政策失败归因于多个层面的行政无能。
Legal proceedings were initiated due to professional incompetence in handling the client's case.
由于处理客户案件时的专业无能，启动了法律程序。
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常见错误
incompetence 是名词，不能直接接不定式；应改用形容词 incompetent 或使用介词短语如 incompetence in doing the job。
英语中通常用物主代词（如 his）而不是 of + 宾格代词来表示所属，以更自然流畅。
近义词辨析
inability
inability 更中性，指缺乏能力做某事，可能由于客观限制；incompetence 带贬义，强调因技能不足导致的不称职。
His inability to swim is due to a fear of water (中性描述), but his incompetence in management led to the team's collapse (负面评价)。
ineptitude
ineptitude 与 incompetence 近义，但更强调笨拙或不合适，常用于形容行为；incompetence 更泛指能力缺失，应用更广。
Her ineptitude in social situations made everyone uncomfortable (侧重笨拙), while his incompetence in accounting resulted in errors (侧重无能)。