inefficacious

英 [,ɪnefɪ'keɪʃəs] 美
  • adj. 无用的;无效果的
近义词 fruitless worthless

英英释义


1. lacking the power to produce a desired effect;
"laws that are inefficacious in stopping crime"

英文词源


inefficacious (adj.)
1650s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + efficacious. Related: Inefficaciously; inefficaciousness (1640s).