inept的词源
英文词源
- inept (adj.)




- c. 1600, from Old French inepte (14c.) or directly from Latin ineptus "unsuitable, improper, absurd, awkward, silly, tactless," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + aptus "apt" (see apt). Related: Ineptly; ineptness.
中文词源
in-,不,非,-ept,连接,抓住,达到,词源同aptitude,adept.即达不到,引申词义无能力。
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inept:无能的,不称职的,笨拙的
词根词缀: in-不,无 + ept(-apt-)适合→能干