单词 | ineffectual |
释义 | ineffectual —ineffectuality, ineffectualness, n. —ineffectually, adv. /in'i fek"chooh euhl/, adj. 1. not effectual; without satisfactory or decisive effect: an ineffectual remedy. 2. unavailing; futile: His efforts to sell the house were ineffectual. 3. powerless; impotent. [1375-1425; late ME; see IN-3, EFFECTUAL] Syn. 2. ineffective, fruitless, pointless, abortive. See useless. 3. feeble, weak. |
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