impotent 详细解释

impotent

['impətənt]

adj.性无能的, 无力的

a.

1. 无力气的; 虚弱的

2. 无力量的; 不起作用的; 无能为力的[+to-v]

impotent rage

于事无补的狂怒

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

要抗拒独裁者的意志, 我们觉得无能为力。

3. 【医】阳痿的

4. 【废】无自制力的

词形变化

副词: impotently |

词义辨析

同义参见:

abortive  weak  barren  worthless  defenseless  

反义:

a.无力的; 阳萎的

potent  

反义参见:

omnipotent  

英英释义

形容词 impotent:

lacking power or ability

(of a male) unable to copulate

补充

impotentimpotent英:[ˈimpətənt] 美:[ˈɪmpətənt]adj.1.不能采取有效行动的, 无能为力的We felt quite impotent to resist the will of the dictator.我们感到无力抗拒独裁者的意志。2.阳痿的, 不能达到性高潮的

例句

1. The aggression of a bully leaves people feeling hurt, angry and impotent.恃强凌弱者的侵犯行为令人感觉痛苦、气愤而又无奈。 2. She told me her husband was impotent.她告诉我说, 她的丈夫性无能。 3. He paced up and down in impotent rage.他怒不可遏地踱来踱去。 4. he was seized with an impotent anger.他被一种无能为力的怒气攫住了。 5. an impotent political party软弱无能的政党 6. the impotence [=weakness] of the current regime当前政权的软弱无能 7. sexual impotence 性无能 8. We could only watch impotently [=helplessly] as the fire consumed our home.当大火吞噬我们的家园时，我们只能无助地看着。

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