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词汇 inefficacious
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Definition of inefficacious in English:

inefficacious

adjective ˌɪnɛfɪˈkeɪʃəsˈɪnɛfɪˈkeɪʃəs
  • Not producing the desired effect.

    无效果的,疗效不好的

    social conventions honed over thousands of years were suddenly inefficacious
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But though it is not absolutely efficacious under all circumstances, it is of great potency always, and rarely inefficacious.
    • Several writers argue that terrorism is generally inefficacious, strategically counterproductive and unsuccessful in attaining socio-political objectives.
    • Functionalism certainly does not imply that the mind is inefficacious.
    • Then I just started wittering in a pretty inefficacious way at the Carribean customer service woman.
    • The ambitious but inefficacious poor soul has tried his best.
    Synonyms
    ineffective, unsuccessful, non-successful, unproductive, fruitless, profitless, unprofitable, abortive, failed, futile, purposeless, worthless, useless, ineffectual, inefficient, inadequate, vain, unavailing, to no effect

Derivatives

  • inefficacy

  • noun ɪnˈɛfɪkəsiɪnˈɛfɪkəsi
    mass noun
    • Failure to produce the desired effect.

      无效果的,疗效不好的

      doctors were lampooned for the inefficacy of their cures
      Example sentencesExamples
      • count noun market inefficacies
      • It's estimated that between $1 billion to $2 billion annually can be freed up by ending the waste, the inefficacy, the overlapping responsibilities.
      • Perhaps, after people witness the inefficacy of such attacks and counterattacks, we can return to a more sedate confirmation process.
      • The government can no longer tell us that public transport is a viable alternative, since its naked inefficacy was the very rod they used to beat the protesters.
  • inefficaciously

  • adverb
    • The two Balkan empires - the Ottomans and Austria-Hungary - endlessly, tediously, and inefficaciously tinkered with their systems or overhauled them.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Thus, appealing to the virtues in wartime can, in my view, contrast very poorly and inefficaciously with citing rules understandable by all.
  • inefficaciousness

  • noun

Definition of inefficacious in US English:

inefficacious

adjectiveˈɪnɛfɪˈkeɪʃəsˈinefiˈkāSHəs
  • Not producing the desired effect.

    无效果的,疗效不好的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Several writers argue that terrorism is generally inefficacious, strategically counterproductive and unsuccessful in attaining socio-political objectives.
    • The ambitious but inefficacious poor soul has tried his best.
    • But though it is not absolutely efficacious under all circumstances, it is of great potency always, and rarely inefficacious.
    • Then I just started wittering in a pretty inefficacious way at the Carribean customer service woman.
    • Functionalism certainly does not imply that the mind is inefficacious.
    Synonyms
    ineffective, unsuccessful, non-successful, unproductive, fruitless, profitless, unprofitable, abortive, failed, futile, purposeless, worthless, useless, ineffectual, inefficient, inadequate, vain, unavailing, to no effect
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