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基本英英词源记法近义反义例句Thesaurus例句
adj.性无能的¹⁵;无力的⁸⁵副词impotently
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Adjective:
lacking power or ability;Technology without morality is barbarous; morality without technology is impotent felt impotent rage of a male unable to copulateim-,不，非，potent,强有力的，有效的，词源同power,possible.引申词义性无能的。钱博士im不，无+pot力量，能力+ent形容词后缀，来自拉丁语动词的现在分词形式，相当于ing→无力的，无效的，虚弱的⇒阳痿的
词根pot-强大，力量，能力，能够来自拉丁语。常见变体形式：pow-/poss-。im不，无+pot力量，能力+ent形容词后缀，来自拉丁语动词的现在分词形式，相当于ing→无力的，无效的，虚弱的⇒阳痿的。GRE难词记忆impotent→im+potent=powerful 强有力的→无力的GRE难词记忆potent→pot=possi=able 有能力的+ent→有力量的词根记忆im + potent有力的⇒无力的词根记忆im无+potent近义词 weak弱的barren贫瘠的unable不能的feeble虚弱的sterile贫瘠的abortive失败的helpless无助的powerless无力的worthless无价值的incapable无能力的ineffective无效的defenseless无防备的ineffectual东西无效的…反义词 potent强有力的
形容词70%,名词30%
用作形容词The operation left himimpotent.手术让他变得性无能。
The boy is soimpotentthat he can't do a simple job well.这个男孩非常无能，连一件简单的工作也做不好。
Without the chairman's support, the committee isimpotent.没有主席的支持，委员会是无能为力的。adj.disabled;unable to perform action
同义词 helpless,inadequate,incapable,incompetent,ineffective,ineffectual,inept,paralyzed,powerless,sterile,unproductivebarren,crippled,dud,effete,enervated,enfeebled,feeble,forceless,frail,gutless,incapacitated,infecund,infirm,nerveless,paper-tiger,prostrate,unfruitful,weak
反义词 able,capable,competent,dexterous,effective,skilled,skillful,strongfertile,potent,productive
barrenadjective unable to support growth
arid,depleted,desert,desolate,dry,effete,empty,fallow,fruitless,impoverished,infecund,infertile,parched,sterile,unbearing,uncultivable,unfertile,unfruitful,unproductive,waste
castratedadjective emasculated
altered,desexed,effeminate,emasculate,fixed,impotent,unmanned
chasteadjective pure, incorrupt
austere,celibate,cherry,clean,continent,controlled,decent,decorous,elegant,immaculate,impotent,inexperienced,innocent,intemerate,modest,monogamous,moral,neat,platonic,proper,prudish,quiet,refined,restrained,simple,spotless,stainless,subdued,unaffected,unblemished,uncontaminated,undefiled,unstained,unsullied,unwed,vestal,virginal,virtuous,wholesome
effeteadjective unproductive
barren,fruitless,impotent,infecund,infertile,sterile,unfruitful,unprolific
feebleadjective not strong;ineffective
aged,ailing,chicken,debilitated,decrepit,delicate,doddering,dopey,effete,emasculated,enervated,enfeebled,epicene,etiolated,exhausted,failing,faint,flabby,flat,fragile,frail,gentle,helpless,impotent,inadequate,incompetent,indecisive,ineffectual,inefficient,infirm,insubstantial,insufficient,lame,languid,low,out of gas,paltry,poor,powerless,puny,sapless,sickly,slight,strengthless,tame,thin,unconvincing,vitiated,weak,weakened,weakly,wimpy,woozy,zero
frigidadjective unresponsive
aloof,austere,chilly,cold,cold-hearted,cold-shoulder,cool,forbidding,formal,frosty,icy,impotent,indifferent,lifeless,passionless,passive,repellent,rigid,stiff,unapproachable,unbending,unfeeling,unloving Watching“ Iron Felix” sway in mid- air, Mr Kondaurov, who had served in the KGB since1972, felt betrayed“ by Gorbachev, by Yeltsin, by the impotent coup leaders”.
看到空中晃来晃去的“钢铁费力克斯”，从1972年开始在克格勃任职的孔道洛夫感到“被戈尔巴乔夫，被叶利钦，被无能的政变领导”背叛了。 ecocn |