【unable音标】 英[ʌnˈeɪbl] 美[ʌnˈeɪbl]
【单词释义】 unable是什么意思：
adj.不能的，不会的；无能力的，不熟练的；不能胜任的；〈罕，诗〉弱，无力的
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[反义词] able adj.能够，有能力的
【unable形近词/近似词】
enable vt.使能够
tenable adj.说得过去的；站得住脚的；可维持的；可保持
obtainable adj.可获得的；能得到的
interminable adj.冗长的；无止境的；没完没了的
finable adj.可罚款的；该罚款的；可精制的
impregnable adj.坚不可摧的；牢不可破的；难以改变的
amenable adj.（对法律等）负责的；顺从的；服从的；易控制的
【单词例句】
◇ Everyone was horrified, and the twelfth wise woman, who had not yet offered her wish, stepped forward. Because she was unable to undo the wicked wish, but only to soften it, she said, "It shall not be her death. The princess will only fall into a hundred-year deep sleep."
所有在场的人都大惊失色。第十二个女巫师走上前去，她还没有献上她的礼物。因为她无法去除这个邪恶的咒语，只能减轻它，她说：“（这个凶险的咒语的确会应验，但公主能够化险为夷）她不会死去，而只是昏睡过去，而且一睡就是一百年。”
---- Little Brier-Rose
◇ However, it bothered him from time to time that their health was in poor condition because they were unable to resist illnesses. This drawback cast him down.
然而，使他不时地烦恼的是，因为它们无法抵抗疾病，使得它们的健康状况极差。这个缺点让他很沮丧。
◇ "I should like to know how the weavers are getting on with my cloth," said the Emperor to himself, after some little time had elapsed; he was, however, rather embarrassed, when he remembered that a simpleton, or one unfit for his office, would be unable to see the manufacture.
“我很想知道他们织布究竟织得怎样了，”皇帝想。不过，他立刻就想起了愚蠢的人或不称职的人是看不见这布的。他心里的确感到有些不大自在。