[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]无权力的；无影响力的 Someone who is powerless is unable to control or influence events.
If you don't have money, you're powerless.
如果你没有钱，就寸步难行。
...political and economic systems that keep women poor and powerless.
致使女性一直贫穷且没有权力的政治经济体系
powerlessness
If we can't bring our problems under control, feelings of powerlessness and despair often ensue.
如果我们不能解决自己的问题，往往会感到无能为力和绝望。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]无能为力的；做不到的 If you are powerless to do something, you are completely unable to do it.
[ADJ to-inf]
People are being murdered every day and I am powerless to stop it...
每天都有人被杀，而我却无力阻止。
He was sympathetic, but powerless to help.
他表示同情，但爱莫能助。
Oxford
power·less/ˈpaʊələs; NAmEˈpaʊərləs/adjective1without power to control or to influence sb/sth 无影响力的；无权的SYN
helpless
◆powerless minorities弱势的少数族群◆When the enemy attacked, we were completely powerless against them.敌人进攻的时候，我们毫无抵御能力。2powerlessto do sth completely unable to do sth 无能为力◆I saw what was happening, but I was powerless to help.我眼看着事情发生，却无力相助。▶power·less·ness/ˈpaʊələsnəs; NAmEˈpaʊərləsnəs/noun[uncountable ]◆a feeling/sense of powerlessness无能为力的感觉╱意识power·less/ˈpaʊələs; NAmEˈpaʊərləs/power·less·ness/ˈpaʊələsnəs; NAmEˈpaʊərləsnəs/
unable to stop or control something because you do not have the power, strength, or legal right to do so → powerful: He felt so powerless.powerless to do something Local police were powerless to stop them doing it again.powerless against The villagers were powerless against the rising flood water.—powerlessly adverb—powerlessness noun [uncountable]: a sense of frustration and powerlessness
WDF
powerless
[ˈpaʊələs]
j9505
1777
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ADJ13931
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Spoken:
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无力的(77%)，无权的(17%)，无效能的(6%)
adj.无力的；[劳经] 无能力的，无权的
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