im·po·tent /ˈɪmpətənt/
(a.)無力的,虛弱的,無效的,陽萎的
im·po·tent /ˈɪmpətənt/ 形容詞
Im·po·tent a.
1. Not potent; wanting power, strength. or vigor. whether physical, intellectual, or moral; deficient in capacity; destitute of force; weak; feeble; infirm.
There sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent inhis feet. --Acts xiv. 8.
O most lame and impotent conclusion! --Shak.
Not slow to hear,
Nor impotent to save. --Addison.
2. Wanting the power of self-restraint; incontrolled; ungovernable; violent.
Impotent of tongue, her silence broke. --Dryden.
3. Med. Wanting the power of procreation; unable to copulate; also, sometimes, sterile; barren; specifically, in males: unable to achieve or sustain a penile erection.
Im·po·tent, n. One who is impotent. [R.]
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impotent
adj 1: lacking power or ability; "Technology without morality is
barbarous; morality without technology is impotent"-
Freeman J.Dyson; "felt impotent rage" [ant: potent]
2: (of a male) unable to copulate [ant: potent]