impotently

🇺🇸 /ˈɪmpətəntli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɪmpətəntli/
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in a way that has no power or control

He watched the disaster unfold, impotently shouting orders that no one could hear.

translation

adv. in a way that has no power or control

Synonyms

lamely adv. 无力地 ineffectually adv. 无效地 uncertainly adv. 不确定地 ineffectively adv. 无效地 lazily adv. 懒洋洋地, 马虎地, 悠闲地, 缓慢地

Antonyms

strenuously adv. 费力地, 坚决地 stiffly adv. 拘谨地, 僵硬地 roundly adv. 彻底地 mightily adv. 非常, 有力地 energetically adv. 精力充沛地 stoutly adv. 勇敢地, 粗壮地 forcefully adv. 有力地, 用力地 dynamically adv. 动态地, 充满活力地, 动力学地, 强弱变化地 forcibly adv. 强制地, 有力地 violently adv. 猛烈地, 强烈地, 暴力地 vigorously adv. 精力充沛地 firmly adv. 稳固地 strongly adv. 坚定地, 非常, 明显地, 强有力地, 牢固地 hard adj. 难的, 艰难的, 费力的, 努力的, 用力的, 硬的, 严厉的, 强硬的, 确凿的, 严寒的, 烈性的, 硬水的, 硬音的 powerfully adv. 强有力地, 强烈地, 强劲地

Similar Words

impatiently adv. 不耐烦地, 急切地 importantly adv. 重要的是, 自以为是地 imprudently adv. 轻率地