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im·po·tentBrE /ˈɪmpətənt/NAmE /ˈɪmpətənt/ adjectivehaving no power to change things or to influence a situation 无能为力的；不起作用的 SYN 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。(of a man 男子) unable to achieve an erection and therefore unable to have full sex 性无能的；阳痿的▸ im·po·tence BrE /ˈɪmpətəns/NAmE /ˈɪmpətəns/ noun [U] ◆a feeling of impotence in the face of an apparently insoluble problem 面对显然无法解决的问题的无力感◆male impotence 阳痿▸ im·po·tent·ly BrE /ˈɪmpətəntli/NAmE /ˈɪmpətəntli/ adverb |