ineffectual 音标拼音: [
, ɪnəf'ɛktʃuəl]
a . 无效的,无益的,白费的
无效的,无益的,白费的
ineffectual adj 1 :
not producing an intended effect ; "
an ineffective teacher "; "
ineffective legislation " [
synonym : {
ineffective },
{
uneffective }, {
ineffectual }] [
ant : {
effective },
{
effectual }, {
efficacious }]
2 :
producing no result or effect ; "
a futile effort "; "
the therapy was ineffectual "; "
an otiose undertaking "; "
an unavailing attempt " [
synonym : {
futile }, {
ineffectual }, {
otiose },
{
unavailing }]
3 :
lacking in power or forcefulness ; "
an ineffectual ruler ";
"
like an unable phoenix in hot ashes " [
synonym : {
ineffective },
{
ineffectual }, {
unable }]
Ineffectual \
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a .
Not producing the proper effect ;
without effect ;
inefficient ;
weak ;
useless ;
futile ;
unavailing ;
as ,
an ineffectual attempt ;
an ineffectual expedient . --
Pope .
[
1913 Webster ]
The peony root has been much commended , . . .
and yet has been by many found ineffectual . --
Boyle .
Syn :
Inefficient ;
useless ;
inefficacious ;
vain ;
fruitless ;
unavailing ;
futile .
See {
Useless }, {
Inefficacious }.
[
1913 Webster ]
117 Moby Thesaurus words for "
ineffectual ":
abortive ,
acarpous ,
aimless ,
arid ,
barren ,
bootless ,
borne ,
celibate ,
childless ,
counterproductive ,
desert ,
desolate ,
drained ,
dried -
up ,
dry ,
effete ,
emasculate ,
empty ,
etiolated ,
exhausted ,
failed ,
failing ,
fallow ,
fatuitous ,
fatuous ,
featherweight ,
feckless ,
forceless ,
fruitless ,
futile ,
gaunt ,
gelded ,
ill -
qualified ,
impotent ,
inadequate ,
inane ,
incapable ,
incompetent ,
ineffective ,
inefficacious ,
inefficient ,
infecund ,
infertile ,
inoperative ,
invalid ,
invertebrate ,
issueless ,
jejune ,
lame ,
leached ,
lightweight ,
limited ,
maladjusted ,
manque ,
mean ,
meaningless ,
menopausal ,
miscarried ,
miscarrying ,
narrow ,
no go ,
no -
account ,
nonfertile ,
nonproducing ,
nonproductive ,
nonprolific ,
not equal to ,
not up to ,
nugacious ,
nugatory ,
of no account ,
of no effect ,
of no force ,
of no use ,
paltry ,
pointless ,
powerless ,
purposeless ,
set ,
sine prole ,
small ,
spineless ,
sterile ,
stickit ,
stillborn ,
successless ,
sucked dry ,
superfluous ,
teemless ,
unable ,
unadapted ,
unadjusted ,
unauthoritative ,
unavailable ,
unavailing ,
uncultivated ,
unequipped ,
unfertile ,
unfit ,
unfitted ,
unfortunate ,
unfruitful ,
unplowed ,
unproductive ,
unprolific ,
unqualified ,
unsown ,
unsuccessful ,
untilled ,
useless ,
vain ,
virgin ,
waste ,
wasted ,
weak ,
without any weight ,
without issue
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