disempowering
disempowering — 形容詞
- disempoweringpositive
- more disempoweringcomparative
- most disempoweringsuperlative
1. describes a situation, rule, system, or environment that makes people feel they
令人無力
讓人感到失去掌控能力的
describes a situation, rule, system, or environment that makes people feel they lack control over their own lives, choices, or work — for example, a workplace where staff are never consulted about decisions that affect their daily tasks.
The hospital's complicated rules created a disempowering atmosphere for both patients and nurses.
醫院繁瑣的規定為病人和護理人員都營造了一種令人無力的氛圍。
collocation: disempowering atmosphere / disempowering system
Mei-Lin found the disempowering effect of a job application system that never gave clear feedback.
Mei-Lin 發現那種從不給予明確回饋的求職系統具有令人無力的影響。
pattern: find + something + disempowering
A disempowering school policy punished students for asking questions about their own grades.
一項令人無力的學校政策懲罰了那些詢問自己成績問題的學生。
attributive use: disempowering + noun
Keiko found the endless hospital paperwork deeply disempowering as it took time from patient care.
Keiko 覺得醫院無止盡的文書作業令人深感無力，因為它佔用了照顧病人的時間。
A disempowering work environment can make talented employees stop trying to improve.
令人無力的工作環境會使優秀的員工不再努力改進。
- disempowering atmosphere
- disempowering system
- disempowering experience
- disempowering policy
- disempowering environment
- deeply disempowering
- find something disempowering
- demoralizing
focuses on loss of confidence or spirit rather than loss of power
- oppressive
stronger term suggesting unjust or cruel use of authority
- debilitating
suggests physical or mental weakening, not specifically about power
- empowering
direct opposite — giving someone power or confidence
- liberating
emphasises freedom and release from restrictions
文法句型
find + something + disempowering
be + disempowering
disempowering + noun (atmosphere / system / experience)
用法筆記
Predicative use often follows 'find' or 'feel': She found the experience disempowering. The -ing form describes the situation, NOT the person's feeling — use disempowered for personal emotion (I felt disempowered).
常見錯誤
disempowering — 動詞
- disempoweringpresent simple I / you / we / they
- disempowerings3rd person singular
- disempoweringing-ing form
- disempoweringedpast simple
1. to remove a person's or group's ability to shape the decisions that affect their
剝奪權力
奪走他人的權力或影響力
to remove a person's or group's ability to shape the decisions that affect their life or work, leaving them with little room to act on their own — for example, when a manager takes away a team's right to choose their own working methods.
The new manager systematically disempowered the team by taking away the right to choose methods.
新主管系統性地剝奪團隊的權力，取消了選擇方法的權利。
pattern: disempower + group + by + method
Elena worried the new software would disempower experienced nurses who relied on their own judgment.
Elena 擔心新軟體會剝奪資深護理人員的權力，因為她們長期依賴自己的專業判斷。
The military government disempowered local councils by banning community meetings without official approval.
軍政府剝奪了地方議會的權力，禁止在未經官方核准的情況下舉行社區會議。
often used in political contexts
Diego felt the restructuring disempowered the workers who had done most to improve the factory.
Diego 覺得這次改組剝奪了那些為改善工廠付出最多努力的工人們的權力。
Teachers argued that the new testing rules disempowered them rather than helping students learn.
老師們認為新的考試規則剝奪了他們的權力，而非幫助學生學習。
frequently passive: were disempowered by the new rules
- disempower a group / community / team / staff
- systematically disempowered
- deliberately disempowered
- disempower by removing authority / by taking away rights
- empower
direct opposite — to give someone power or authority
- strengthen
more general — to make someone or something stronger
文法句型
disempower + noun phrase (person/group)
be disempowered by + agent
disempower + someone + through/by + method
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive voice when the agent is an institution or system: Local communities were disempowered by the central government. The object is typically a person or group, not an abstract concept — you disempower people, not their 'rights' or 'authority' directly.
常見錯誤
同根字
- disempower動詞C1
- disempowerment名詞C1
常見搭配
常用片語
- sense of agency
- decision-making authority
- local control
- community voice