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inefficacy

/in-ef-i-kuh-see/US // ɪnˈɛf ɪ kə si //

效率低下,无效,效率不高,无效的

Related Words

powerlessness无力感,无能为力,无力,无能helplessness彷徨,无助感,彷徨无助,无助uselessness无用,无用性,无用的,无用的东西feebleness软弱无力,软弱,软弱性,软弱无能weakness弱点,虚弱,弱势,虚弱性inadequacy不足,不足之处,不足的地方,不够infirmity体弱多病,体弱,虚弱的身体,虚弱ineffectualness无效,无效性,不有效,无效的incapability无能力,无能,无能为力,无力ineffectiveness无效,无效的,无效性,无效率impotence阳痿,阳萎,性无能,阳具

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : lack of power or capacity to produce the desired effect.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounineffectuality
Synonyms
feebleness软弱无力,软弱,软弱性,软弱无能helplessness彷徨,无助感,彷徨无助,无助impotence阳痿,阳萎,性无能,阳具inadequacy不足,不足之处,不足的地方,不够incapability无能力,无能,无能为力,无力ineffectiveness无效,无效的,无效性,无效率ineffectualness无效,无效性,不有效,无效的infirmity体弱多病,体弱,虚弱的身体,虚弱powerlessness无力感,无能为力,无力,无能uselessness无用,无用性,无用的,无用的东西weakness弱点,虚弱,弱势,虚弱性

Examples

  • A: The relative danger of drunk walking never fails to surprise; nor, sadly, does the relative inefficacy of chemotherapy.

  • At that moment the crime and inefficacy of bloodshed, in avenging injuries like his, or any injuries, struck upon his soul.

  • Let us no less admire the candor with which they relinquished it, upon discovering its irremediable inefficacy.

  • In the course of my argument I shall show the inefficacy of the confederation.

  • The countenance of Camilla soon betrayed, to his inquiring eyes, the inefficacy of the Tunbridge journey.

  • Gentlemen assign as a reason why the embargo should be removed, its inefficacy—that it has not answered the contemplated purpose.

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