helpless
英 ['helpl?s]
美['h?lpl?s]
- adj. 無助的；無能的；沒用的
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詞態變化
副詞:?helplessly;名詞:?helplessness;
中文詞源
helpless 無助的
help,幫助，有益，-less,表否定。
英文詞源
- helpless (adj.)
- "unable to act for oneself," c. 1200, from help (n.) + -less. Related: Helplessly; helplessness. In Middle English and later sometimes also "unable to give help, affording no help" (late 14c.), but this was never common.
雙語例句
- 1. Children are dying, and I am helpless to do anything.
- 孩子們已奄奄一息，而我卻無力做任何事情。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Oh, to think of his poor wife, standing there helpless.
- 噢！想想他可憐的妻子，無助地站在那里。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. They are not merely helpless victims.
- 他們并非無助的受害者。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. the helpless victims of war
- 無助的戰爭受害者
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. The other team was helpless and we had a real field day.
- 對方隊很弱,我們輕易取勝.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》