impotent
impotent 英 [ˈɪmpətənt] 美 [ˈɪmpətənt]
adj. 无力的；无效的；虚弱的；阳萎的
In the dreams of the impotent, comes the answer. 它回答道：“在那无能为力者的梦境里。”
As an alternative to this impotent "realism, " I'd like to propose a clear-eyed idealism, which recognizes that these are bad times but refuses to accept that the bad times are inevitable. 为了取代这样一个令人无助的“现实”，我更愿意提出一种保持洞察力的理想主义，就是说认识到这些是坏的时候，但拒绝接受坏的命运是不可避免的。
- Impotent means lacking power or authority. Captain Bligh was impotent in the face of Christian's mutiny. It also refers to a man's inability to achieve or maintain an erection. If a man is sterile, or unable to reproduce, he is also called impotent.
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- adj. 无力的；无效的；虚弱的；阳萎的
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1. In the dreams of the impotent, comes the answer.
它回答道：“在那无能为力者的梦境里。”
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2. As an alternative to this impotent "realism, " I'd like to propose a clear-eyed idealism, which recognizes that these are bad times but refuses to accept that the bad times are inevitable.
为了取代这样一个令人无助的“现实”，我更愿意提出一种保持洞察力的理想主义，就是说认识到这些是坏的时候，但拒绝接受坏的命运是不可避免的。
- impotent (adj.) late 14c., "physically weak, enfeebled, crippled," from Old French impotent "powerless, weak, incapable of doing," from Latin imponentem (nominative impotens) "lacking control, powerless, feeble; lacking self-control," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + ponentem (nominative potens) "potent" (see potent).
im·po·tent / ˈɪmpətənt ; NAmE ˈɪmpətənt / adjective 1 having no power to change things or to influence a situation 无能为力的；不起作用的 SYN powerless ◆ Without the chairman's support, the committee is impotent. 没有主席的支持，委员会是无能为力的。 ◆ She blazed with impotent rage. 她勃然大怒，但于事无补。 2 (of a man 男子 ) unable to achieve an erectionand therefore unable to have full sex 性无能的；阳痿的 ▶ im·po·tence / ˈɪmpətəns ; NAmE ˈɪmpətəns / noun [uncountable ] ◆ a feeling of impotence in the face of an apparently insoluble problem 面对显然无法解决的问题的无力感 ◆ male impotence 阳痿 im·po·tent·ly / ˈɪmpətəntli ; NAmE ˈɪmpətəntli / adverb im·po·tent / ˈɪmpətənt ; NAmE ˈɪmpətənt / im·po·tence / ˈɪmpətəns ; NAmE ˈɪmpətəns / im·po·tent·ly / ˈɪmpətəntli ; NAmE ˈɪmpətəntli /
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