• adj. 無(wú)力的；無(wú)效的；虛弱的；陽(yáng)萎的

im-,不，非，potent,強(qiáng)有力的，有效的，詞源同power,possible.引申詞義性無(wú)能的。

impotent (adj.)

late 14c., "physically weak, enfeebled, crippled," from Old French impotent "powerless, weak, incapable," from Latin imponentem (nominative impotens) "lacking control, powerless," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + ponentem (nominative potens) "potent" (see potent).

Meaning "having no power to accomplish anything" is from mid-15c.; that of "completely lacking in sexual power" (of males) is from mid-15c. Middle English also had a native term for this: Cunt-beaten (mid-15c.). The figurative sense in Latin was "without self-control, headstrong, violent." Related: Impotently.

1. The aggression of a bully leaves people feeling hurt, angry and impotent.

暴徒的侵犯令人們感到痛心、憤怒卻又無(wú)能為力。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. They sit in impotent opposition while the country goes to the dogs.

國(guó)家敗落之際，他們加入了軟弱無(wú)力的反對(duì)黨。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. Without the chairman's support, the committee is impotent.

沒(méi)有主席的支持，委員會(huì)是無(wú)能為力的。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

4. We felt quite impotent to resist the will of the dictator.

我們感到無(wú)力抗拒獨(dú)裁者的意志.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

5. They were virtually impotent against the power of the large companies.

他們實(shí)際上無(wú)力與實(shí)力雄厚的大公司抗衡.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》