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 genial but ineffectual man.
  一位和蔼可亲但却没什么能耐的男人。
• 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。
• Dissertations that sound choppy or stuttered are for the most part ineffectual and will most likely fail to impress.
  论文的声音断断续续或结结巴巴的大部分是无效的，并很可能将无法留下深刻的印象。
• In his view, the Commission remains a toothless and ineffectual body.
  在他看来，委员会仍然是一个没有实权、不起作用的机构。
• Ineffectual as a leader, teacher, etc.
  作领袖、作教师等不能胜任的。
• 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。
• He was well-meaning but ineffectual.
  他本意良好但没有效果。
• He is a well-meaning but ineffectual leader
  他是个心有余而力不足的领导者。
• 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。
• Programs based solely on cost have proven ineffectual or even counter-productive.
  仅基于成本的项目已被证明无效甚至起反作用。