helplessness

英 [ˈhelpləsnəs]

美 [ˈhelpləsnəs]

n.  无依无靠；无可奈何状态

BNC.14257 / COCA.12746

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 无助的;无力量的;无能力的;不由自主的
  If you arehelpless, you do not have the strength or power to do anything useful or to control or protect yourself.
  1. Parents often feel helpless, knowing that all the cuddles in the world won't stop the tears...
     父母经常感到无能为力，因为他们知道无论多少次拥抱也无法止住眼泪。
  2. Children are dying, and I am helpless to do anything...
     孩子们已奄奄一息，而我却无力做任何事情。
  3. Once aboard we were soon helpless with laughter at the absurdity of it...
     一上飞机我们就按捺不住，大笑起这事的荒唐。
  4. They are not merely helpless victims.
     他们并非无助的受害者。

英英释义

noun

• powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
  1. in spite of their weakness the group remains active
  Synonym:weaknessimpuissance
• a feeling of being unable to manage
• the state of needing help from something

双语例句

• With helplessness in those melancholy eyes.
  忧郁的眼光里却写满无奈。
• This helplessness is your last.
  这没用的是你最近的。
• Behind it is a provocation and a strong disappointment and helplessness!
  那挑衅与坚强的背后是这样一种失望与无奈啊！
• She has revealed the truth of the common marriage: helplessness and endurance, crudity and warmth.
  她写出了普通人婚姻的真谛：无奈与忍耐，粗糙中温情洋溢。
• Did you have feelings of helplessness?
  你是说感到无助吗？
• A sense of complete helplessness had descended upon him.
  一阵束手无策的感觉袭击了他。
• Tell you a lot of people's helplessness.
  你说出了好多人的无奈。
• This may be due to abnormal feelings of helplessness that they experience.
  这可能是由于异常的无助感，他们的经验。
• For some kind of habits that cannot be changed, I've felt the helplessness of fate.
  对于某种无法改变的习性，我感到一种宿命的无奈。
• I have nothing to offer except helplessness and shame.
  我除了无助和羞愧，一无所有。