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ineffective

🇬🇧 UK/ɪnɪ'fektɪv/🇺🇸 US/.ini'fektiv/
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Definitions

adj.

Not producing the desired result; failing to work properly or achieve its purpose.

无效的;不起作用的;无能的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
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efout of, from
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fecmake, do
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tconnector
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ivetending to, having the nature of
=ineffective

Common Collocations

  • 1.completely ineffective完全无效
  • 2.largely ineffective基本无效

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The treatment proved ineffective against the disease.

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