incapacitate

英 [,ɪnkə'pæsɪteɪt] 美 [,ɪnkə'pæsɪtet]
  • vt. 使无能力;使不能;使不适于
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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.
incapacitate 使失去能力

词源同incapable,无能力的,-ate,使。

incapacitate (v.)
1650s, from incapacity + -ate. Related: Incapacitated; incapacitating.
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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