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  4. be unable to

be unable to

/bi ʌnˈeɪbəl tuː/
不能

She will be unable to come tomorrow.

她明天将不能来。


正式

表示缺乏能力或条件去做某事

He will be unable to attend the meeting.

他将不能参加会议。

常用于描述未来或假设的情况

搭配

be unable to + 动词不能 + 动词

同义词

cannotbe incapable of

反义词

be able tocan

相关短语

be able to短语
能够做某事

专业提示

使用场景

当描述因客观原因(如时间、资源、健康)导致无法完成某事时,使用 be unable to。

黄金法则

主谓一致

be unable to 必须与主语保持数的一致,例如 He is unable...,They are unable...

词源

由动词 be 与形容词 unable(源自 Old English un- + able)以及不定式 to 组合而成的固定短语。

用法说明

在正式和非正式语境均可使用;注意与 can/cannot 的语气差异,cannot 更直接,be unable to 更客观。

单词拆解

be
存在、状态
root
+
unable
没有能力的
root
+
to
不定式标记
suffix
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