单词 | impotent |
释义 | im·po·tent (ĭmpə-tənt) adj. 1. Lacking physical strength or vigor; weak. 2. Lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless: "Technology without morality is barbarous; morality without technology is impotent" (Freeman J. Dyson). 3. Incapable of sexual intercourse because of an inability to achieve or sustain an erection. 4. Obsolete Lacking self-restraint. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin impotēns, impotent- : in-, not; see IN-1 + potēns, potent; see POTENT.] impo·tent·ly adv. |
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