im·po·tent

adjective

/ˈɪmpətənt/

having no power to change things or to influence a situation无能为力的；不起作用的 synonym powerless
- Without the chairman's support, the committee is impotent.没有主席的支持，委员会是无能为力的。
- She blazed with impotent rage.她勃然大怒，但于事无补。
- They were virtually impotent against the power of the large companies.他们几乎无力与实力强大的大公司抗衡。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- prove
- …
adverb
- completely
- utterly
- virtually
- …
preposition
- against
(of a man) unable to achieve an erection and therefore unable to have full sex（男性）无法勃起，因此无法进行充分的性行为
- The operation left him impotent.手术让他变得性无能。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- leave somebody
- …
adverb
- sexually

Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin impotent- ‘powerless’, from in- ‘not’ + potent- ‘being powerful, being able’ (from the verb posse).

单词	impotent
释义	im·po·tent adjective /ˈɪmpətənt/ /ˈɪmpətənt/ having no power to change things or to influence a situation无能为力的；不起作用的 synonym powerless Without the chairman's support, the committee is impotent.没有主席的支持，委员会是无能为力的。 She blazed with impotent rage.她勃然大怒，但于事无补。 They were virtually impotent against the power of the large companies.他们几乎无力与实力强大的大公司抗衡。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel prove … adverb completely utterly virtually … preposition against (of a man) unable to achieve an erection and therefore unable to have full sex（男性）无法勃起，因此无法进行充分的性行为 The operation left him impotent.手术让他变得性无能。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become leave somebody … adverb sexually Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin impotent- ‘powerless’, from in- ‘not’ + potent- ‘being powerful, being able’ (from the verb posse).
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