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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

不合格

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bù hé gé

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ineligibility/ˌɪnˌɛl.ɪ.dʒəˈbɪl.ə.ti/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他的不合格使他失去了机会。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The state of being ineligible; lack of qualification or suitability for a particular role or benefit.

    "His ineligibility for the scholarship was due to his low GPA."
  2. 2

    A specific instance or case of being ineligible.

    "The ineligibility of certain candidates was outlined in the application guidelines."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin 'ineligibilitas', combining the negative prefix 'in-' (not) with 'eligibilis' (eligible, from 'eligere', to choose out). Entered the English language in the late 18th century to describe the legal or official state of being disqualified or unchosen for a position, office, or privilege.

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