今日の単語 inept

inept

１．今日は、昨日の adept に似た単語 inept です。見た目は似ていますが、意味は？

Inept govt never learns from its Covid blunders – The government’s biggest mistake was not its decision to not join Covax. It was not even underestimating the Covid-19 pandemic and its failure to secure enough vaccines of sufficient variety to fight possible virus mutations. True, these missteps were grave and probably unforgivable. Still its biggest mistake, its fatal flaw which has led us to where new infections and fatalities hit new highs almost daily has been its inability to learn, to perform an honest self-review and make corrections. (from Bangkok Post)

かなりストレートな表現ですね。政府が inept 日本の新聞は控えめすぎなのかな。

EDITORIAL: Inept defence minister shows Ramaphosa’s cabinet isn’t fit for purpose – Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s contradiction of the president means he can’t afford to put off a much-needed reshuffle for much longer. (from Business Day)

こちらは防衛大臣が inept だそうです。

The way out of Tunisia’s crisis – A new national dialogue is needed to repair a broken system – THERE IS BUT one success story to come out of the Arab spring. Among the countries that toppled dictators a decade ago, only Tunisia emerged as a full democracy. Its free and fair elections, featuring Islamists and secularists, free-marketeers and communists, stand out in a region littered with despots. Liberals consider it a beacon of hope: if democracy could flourish in Tunisia, why not in the rest of the Arab world? Tunisians don’t see their country as much of a model. Ten governments in ten years have failed to curb graft, improve services or create jobs. The most recent one, led by Hichem Mechichi, struggled to deal with one of Africa’s worst outbreaks of covid-19. On July 25th tens of thousands of Tunisians, braving the heat and defying a lockdown, protested against his inept administration. That night President Kais Saied suspended parliament and seized power. (from the Economist)

こちらは政権が inept

２．inept を使うタイミングは限定的かもしれません。確かに、普段の生活では思っても口に出せない単語でしょう。では、英英辞典と英和辞典の意味を確認してみましょう。

not skilled, or effective

if you say that something is inept, you are criticizing them because they do something with a complete lack of skill.

without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit

absurd, foolish

inappropriate, unsuitable

generally awkward or clumsy

能力に欠ける、無能な

不適切な、的外れな、ふさわしくない

今日の単語は

inept 無能な、不適切な

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