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impotence
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈɪm.pə.təns/ us /ˈɪm.pə.t̬əns/
impotencenoun[U] (LACK OF POWER)
lack of power to change or improve a situation: 无力量；无能力
political impotence政治上的软弱无能
a sense of impotence一种无能为力的感觉
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Weakness and vulnerability
Achilles heel
asthenia
at a low ebbidiom
atonic
atony
fragile
fragility
frail
glass jaw
helpless
shakiness
shaky
sitting duck
sitting target
soft target
weakling
weakly
weakness
weedy
wetly
impotencenoun[U] (SEXUAL PROBLEM)
medical specialized
a medical condition in which a man cannot have sex because his penis cannot become hard or stay hard: （男子）阳痿
Men sometimes suffer from impotence after a serious illness.男人在重病后有时会阳痿。
medical specialized
a medical condition in which a man is unable to have children（男性）不育
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