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

• This feeling of desperation and helplessness was common to most of the refugees
  大多数难民都有这种绝望和无助的感觉。
• Helplessness is due the limit and restriction of life itself oppressing the activity of life without reason.
  无奈是因为生命本身的有限与局限，使生命的张扬常常受到了无缘无故的压抑。
• The memory rankled because I was constitutionally unable to bear the sensation of helplessness.
  这些痛苦的内存是因为我的本质上不能忍受这种无能为力的感觉。
• We have detected a certain sense of helplessness among the people.
  我们已经体察到民众中存在的某种无助感。
• All of them were afflicted with a feeling of sad helplessness.
  他们都被一种悲哀无助的感情所困扰。
• There is a sad look in her eyes, with mingled indignation and helplessness.
  她眼神幽怨，还羼杂着些许的愤怒和无奈。
• Doing regular exercise is also a physical way to let go of angry feelings or feelings of helplessness.
  常规的锻炼也是发泄和无助感的一种科学方式。
• I feel that my helplessness and desperation both need to be understood.
  我觉得我的无助和绝望都需要被人谅解。
• A sense of complete helplessness had descended upon him.
  一阵束手无策的感觉袭击了他。
• But to my surprise, I found that going to work when I could eased my sense of helplessness.
  但让我吃惊的是，我发现只有在工作的时候才能减轻我的无助感。