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词汇 powerlessness
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Definition of powerlessness in English:

powerlessness

noun ˈpaʊələsnəsˈpaʊrləsnəs
mass noun
  • Lack of ability, influence, or power.

    the feeling of powerlessness due to poverty
    the minute I admitted powerlessness over my compulsion, I felt relief
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Her resistance to Dracula derives from frustrating experiences of powerlessness.
    • Gangs of older boys acted out their feelings of powerlessness against younger, more vulnerable boys.
    • Silence, pause, stillness, the impossibility of explanation: all suggest the powerlessness of narrative to fill the 'long blank'.
    • The voice of powerlessness tells another kind of fiction: the illusion.
    • The domination that she exerts over her students seems to be an obvious compensation for her powerlessness at home.
    • His critique of landlord powerlessness rests on the belief that aristocratic rule and estate ownership are ends in themselves.
    • You have to dig awfully deep to get to the hurt and the pain and the powerlessness.
    • She often writes about the powerlessness of women.
    • She turns her attention away from the commercial aspect, pointing towards the powerlessness that weather instills.
    • She has stated the impossibility of bringing the presence of the parents into the present moment, the powerlessness of art to deliver such a presence.

Definition of powerlessness in US English:

powerlessness

nounˈpaʊrləsnəsˈpourləsnəs
  • Lack of ability, influence, or power.

    the feeling of powerlessness due to poverty
    the minute I admitted powerlessness over my compulsion, I felt relief
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She turns her attention away from the commercial aspect, pointing towards the powerlessness that weather instills.
    • Gangs of older boys acted out their feelings of powerlessness against younger, more vulnerable boys.
    • His critique of landlord powerlessness rests on the belief that aristocratic rule and estate ownership are ends in themselves.
    • The domination that she exerts over her students seems to be an obvious compensation for her powerlessness at home.
    • Silence, pause, stillness, the impossibility of explanation: all suggest the powerlessness of narrative to fill the 'long blank'.
    • She has stated the impossibility of bringing the presence of the parents into the present moment, the powerlessness of art to deliver such a presence.
    • You have to dig awfully deep to get to the hurt and the pain and the powerlessness.
    • The voice of powerlessness tells another kind of fiction: the illusion.
    • She often writes about the powerlessness of women.
    • Her resistance to Dracula derives from frustrating experiences of powerlessness.
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