inefficacy

IPA/ɪnˈef.ɪ.kə.si/
IPA/ɪnˈef.ə.kə.si/

inefficacy — 名詞

1. the situation in which a treatment, plan, or way of doing something does not wor

1.名詞C2
釋義

無效；不見效

藥物、方法或政策無法達到預期效果

the situation in which a treatment, plan, or way of doing something does not work well enough to give the result that people wanted

例句

The trial showed the inefficacy of the new drug against advanced lung cancer.

這項試驗顯示這款新藥對晚期肺癌無效。

the inefficacy of + [treatment/intervention]

Public anger grew over the inefficacy of the government's plan to reduce homelessness.

民眾對於政府減少街友計畫的無效感到憤怒。

the inefficacy of + [policy/plan]

常見搭配
  • the inefficacy of
  • demonstrate/show/prove the inefficacy of
  • the inefficacy of a drug/treatment/policy
  • concerns about the inefficacy
同義詞
  • ineffectiveness

    everyday equivalent; works for people, plans, and methods alike

  • uselessness

    stronger and more negative; suggests no value at all

  • futility

    stresses that the effort had no chance from the start, not just that it failed this time

反義詞
  • efficacy

    direct opposite; the ability of a treatment or method to produce its intended result

  • effectiveness

    everyday opposite; broader and less formal

文法句型

the inefficacy of [treatment/method]

用法筆記

Almost always preceded by 'the' and followed by 'of'. Subject of discussion is usually a drug, treatment, policy, law, or method — rarely a person.

常見錯誤

The teacher's inefficacy made the students bored.
The teacher's ineffectiveness made the students bored.
'inefficacy' is used about treatments, methods, or policies, not about a person's job performance.

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  • the inefficacy of
  • demonstrate the inefficacy of
  • concerns about the inefficacy

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