2020-10-17 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด I – Inapt -inept -unapt
2020-10-17
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด I – Inapt -inept -unapt
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง Inapt = ‘in-APT’
ออกเสียง inept = ‘in-EPT’ or ‘in-NEPT”
ออกเสียง unapt = ‘uhn-APT’
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree
inapt
unsuited; incapable; clumsy; inappropriate:
His inapt response did not address the issue.
Not to be confused with:
inept – bungling; stupid; inane; foolish; unskillful:
His inept handling of the ball cost them the game.
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
Inapt -inept -unapt
Inapt and inept mean “not apt,” “not fitting,”
“without aptitude or capacity”:
“This person is inapt in computing the sales tax on purchases.”
“Tom is a good mechanic, but he is inept in keeping customers satisfied.”
Inapt and inept share such approximate synonyms
as unsuited, inappropriate, awkward, andclumsy.
The exact opposite (antonym) of inapt is capable; that of inept is suited,
Inapt is more commonly used than ineptin the meaning indicated above.
Unapt also has meaning of “inappropriate” and “unsuitable”
but is more often used to mean “not likely” or ‘not disposed”:
“The supervisor is unapt to let you leave early.”
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for inept
AWKWARD, CLUMSY, MALADROIT, INEPT, GAUCHE
mean not marked by ease (as of performance, movement, or social conduct).
AWKWARD is widely applicable and may suggest unhandiness, inconvenience, lack of muscular control, embarrassment, or lack of tact. periods of awkward silence
CLUMSY implies stiffness and heaviness and so may connote inflexibility, unwieldiness, or lack of ordinary skill. a clumsy mechanic
MALADROIT suggests a tendency to create awkward situations. a maladroit politician
INEPT often implies complete failure or inadequacy. a hopelessly inept defense attorney
GAUCHE implies the effects of shyness, inexperience, or ill breeding. felt gauche and unsophisticated at formal parties
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Inept & Inapt
Inept and inapt may both be traced to the Latin aptus (“apt”),
but since their adoption in English they have moved away from each other, semantically and orthographically.
Inept is “generally bungling” or “lacking in fitness or aptitude";
unapt is “inappropriate” or “not accustomed and not likely.”
Both words may have the meaning of “inappropriate,”
but when inept is used in this sense the precise meaning is “not suitable to the time, place, or occasion; inappropriate often to an absurd degree.”
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