The museum refused to hire an unqualified curator, insisting that proper art history training was essential for preserving the collection.
博物馆拒绝雇用不合格的策展人，坚持认为适当的艺术史培训对于保护藏品至关重要。
Which choice best defines “unqualified”?
B — Not having the necessary skills or qualifications. “unqualified” means not having the necessary skills or qualifications.
Which word means “not having the necessary skills or qualifications”?
D — unqualified. “unqualified” means not having the necessary skills or qualifications.
unqualified — not having the necessary skills or qualifications. In Chinese: 不合格的.
unqualified is pronounced /ʌnˈkwɒlɪfaɪd/.
The museum refused to hire an unqualified curator, insisting that proper art history training was essential for preserving the collection. (博物馆拒绝雇用不合格的策展人，坚持认为适当的艺术史培训对于保护藏品至关重要。)
incompetent, inexperienced, unsuitable — all close in meaning to unqualified (not having the necessary skills or qualifications).
qualified, competent — each the opposite of unqualified (not having the necessary skills or qualifications).
Yes. unqualified is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.