ineffectual

英 [ˌɪnɪˈfektʃuəl]

美 [ˌɪnɪˈfektʃuəl]

adj.  无能的; 软弱的; 达不到目的的

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Collins.1 / BNC.14052 / COCA.17367

牛津词典

adj.

• 无能的；软弱的；达不到目的的
  without the ability to achieve much; weak; not achieving what you want to
  1. an ineffectual teacher
     不称职的教师
  2. an ineffectual attempt to reform the law
     改革法律的徒劳无益的尝试

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不起作用的;徒劳无益的
  If someone or something isineffectual, they fail to do what they are expected to do or are trying to do.
  1. The mayor had become ineffectual in the struggle to clamp down on drugs.
     市长打击毒品的努力未见成效。
  2. ...the well-meaning but ineffectual jobs programs of the past.
     过去的一些出发点很好但却无成效的就业计划

英英释义

adj

• not producing an intended effect
  1. an ineffective teacher
  2. ineffective legislation
  Synonym:ineffectiveuneffective
• lacking in power or forcefulness
  1. an ineffectual ruler
  2. like an unable phoenix in hot ashes
  Synonym:ineffectiveunable
• producing no result or effect
  1. a futile effort
  2. the therapy was ineffectual
  3. an otiose undertaking
  4. an unavailing attempt
  Synonym:futileotioseunavailing

双语例句

• A futile effort; the therapy was ineffectual; an otiose undertaking; an unavailing attempt.
  无用的努力；这个治疗方法没有效果；无用的承诺；无用的尝试。
• Either way, it can be argued that fiscal policy can influence parts of the system in which monetary policy is shown to be at best ineffectual, or at worst pace Mr Greenspan harmful.
  这两点均说明，财政政策可以对经济体系中的部分领域产生影响，而事实证明，货币政策在最好的情况下是无效，而在最坏的情况下如格林斯潘所言则是有害的。
• The middle class is weak and ineffectual and tends to become dependent on and subservient to the ruling class.
  中产阶级软弱无能，趋向依赖和屈服于统治阶级。
• A genial but ineffectual man.
  一位和蔼可亲但却没什么能耐的男人。
• He is a well-meaning but ineffectual leader
  他是个心有余而力不足的领导者。
• Teachers often view youth workers as undisciplined and ineffectual.
  老师们常认为青少年工作者纪律性差且能力低下。
• The persuasion of the speaker was ineffectual.
  这位演说者的说服是无效的。
• Big Brussels initiatives to arrest Europe's long-term economic decline have proved ineffectual.
  大布鲁塞尔想要阻止欧洲长期经济衰退的努力已经被证实不给力了。
• The belief that I've finally left behind is that I am a powerless, ineffectual being, unable to change my life.
  被我抛在脑后的信念是我是一个无能的，不成功的人，不能改变我的生活。
• He watched the flying fish burst out again and again and the ineffectual movements of the bird.
  他看着飞鱼一再地从海里冒出来，看着那只鸟儿的一无效果的行动。