单词	impotence
释义	impotence /ˈɪmpət(ə)ns / noun [mass noun] 1Inability to take effective action; helplessness: people speak constantly of their social and political impotence... The artists evince a political frustration apparently inseparable from a sense of personal impotence. Politicians have very accurately gauged the impotence of writers; they don't give a damn for their opinions. The protagonist is seen as colluding with in her own downfall due to her own spineless impotence. 2Inability in a man to achieve an erection or orgasm: few men suffering from impotence feel confident enough to ask their GP for advice... William, who was in his fifties, was discovered to be suffering from impotence. The herbal prescription for Ben's impotence, to "eat a bowl of tea," comes from the annals of traditional Chinese medicine. Eventually tragedy hits the family unit and all the issues of incest, impotence, and illegal activity come to the forefront. Derivatives impotency noun ... The most common health problem former athletes experience, however, is impotency. He lists some useful suggestions for rectifying citizens' political impotency. Doctors believe that mental trauma due to shock is responsible for his impotency.
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