ineffectual

• adj. 无效的，不起作用的；徒劳无益的
• n. 无用的人；无一技之长者

in-,不，非，effectual,有效的。

ineffectual (adj.)

early 15c., from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + effectual. Related: Ineffectually; ineffectuality.

1. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. 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。

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3. Our Intelligence Service was untrained, cumbersome, and almost wholly ineffectual.

我们的情报部门人员缺乏训练，机构臃肿，简直毫无用处。

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4. He is a well-meaning but ineffectual leader.

他是个心有余而力不足的领导者。

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5. an ineffectual attempt to reform the law

改革法律的徒劳无益的尝试

来自《权威词典》