the ineptitude of the police in handling the situation
警方在處理這個(gè)局面時(shí)的無能
牛津詞典
...the tactical ineptitude of the allied commander.
盟軍指揮官戰(zhàn)術(shù)上的無能
柯林斯高階英語詞典
But it is more important not to think lies, or to slide into those mechanical and untruthful habits of thought which are so pleasant and so easy as descents to mental ineptitude.