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impotence

🇬🇧 UK/'impәtәns/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

Lack of power or ability; (of males) inability to achieve or maintain an erection.

无能,软弱无力;(男性)阳痿

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
imnot, opposite of
+
potpowerful, able, capable
+
encestate, quality
=impotence

Common Collocations

  • 1.political impotence政治上的无力
  • 2.treat impotence治疗阳痿

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The government's impotence in stopping corruption frustrated citizens.

  • 2.

    Medical treatments can help address impotence in men.

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