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。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：inept 词源，inept 含义。
inept：无能的，不称职的，笨拙的
词根词缀： in-不,无 + ept(-apt-)适合→能干
