单词 | ineffectual |
释义 | ineffectualWord family (noun) effect effectiveness ≠ ineffectiveness (adjective) effective ≠ ineffective effectual ≠ ineffectual (verb) effect (adverb) effectively ≠ ineffectively From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishineffectualin‧ef‧fec‧tu‧al /ˌɪnəˈfektʃuəl◂/ adjectiveEFFECTIVEEFFICIENTnot having the ability, confidence, or personal authority to get things done an ineffectual leader She remembered her ineffectual efforts to comfort him. —ineffectually adverbExamples from the Corpusineffectual• All of their attempts to come to an agreement has been ineffectual.• He's a nice enough man, but rather ineffectual as a team captain.• The police were completely ineffectual in this matter.• The problems were made worse by the ineffectual political leadership of the coalition. |
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