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由power(力量)加否定后缀-less(无...的)及名词后缀-ness构成,14世纪晚期进入英语,源自中古英语。
❶ 指无力感或无能为力的状态,形容人因缺乏能力、资源或控制力而无法改变现状的心理感受。
“The refugees expressed a deep sense of powerlessness in the face of war.”
(难民们对战争表现出深深的无力感。)
“Her powerlessness to help the injured child haunted her for years.”
(她对受伤孩子无能为力的感觉困扰了她多年。)
sense of powerlessness — 指持续的无助感,常用于描述面对系统性困境或个人挫折时的心理状态。
“Long-term unemployment often brings a crushing sense of powerlessness.”
(长期失业常常带来强烈的无力感。)