Ineligibility is the state of not being allowed to have or do something because a law or rule says so. Not because you cannot, but because you do not qualify.

Ineligibility is所謂ineligibility, the state of not being allowed to have or do something就是不被允許擁有或做某件事的狀態, because a law or rule says so因為法律或規定這樣規定。Not because you cannot不是因為你做不到, but because you do not qualify而是因為你不符合資格。

Age, nationality, a past ban, a missed form, the wrong kind of visa — any of these can create ineligibility.

Age, nationality, a past ban, a missed form, the wrong kind of visa年齡、國籍、過去被禁止的紀錄、漏交的表格、不對的簽證種類——any of these can create ineligibility這些都可能造成不符資格。

Sports: ineligibility to play. Elections: ineligibility to stand. School: ineligibility for a scholarship.

Sports: ineligibility to play運動方面：沒有資格出賽。Elections: ineligibility to stand選舉方面：沒有資格參選。School: ineligibility for a scholarship學校方面：沒有資格拿獎學金。

It is a heavy, official word. You will hear it from offices, courts, and sports bodies.

It is a heavy, official word這是個很正式、沉重的詞。You will hear it from offices, courts, and sports bodies你會在政府機關、法院、體育組織那裡聽到它。

In the corridor, people usually say “you cannot apply” or “you do not qualify.” Though actually, the tidy idea “a rule said no” is right; the messy part is that the rule may feel unfair, and people still use this calm word for it.

In the corridor在日常生活中, people usually say “you cannot apply” or “you do not qualify.”大家通常會說「你不能申請」或「你不符合資格」。Though actually不過, the tidy idea “a rule said no” is right「規定就是不行」這個簡單的說法是對的; the messy part is that the rule may feel unfair麻煩的是這條規定可能讓人覺得不公平, and people still use this calm word for it但人們還是會用這個冷靜的詞來講它。