not achieving what you want to achieve; not having any effect 無效果的;不起作用的;不奏效的 The new drug was ineffective. 新藥不起作用。 ineffective management 管理不善 - ineffective in doing something
The law proved ineffective in dealing with the problem. 事實證明這條法規未能真正解決問題。
Extra ExamplesTopics Change, cause and effectc1, Difficulty and failurec1These policies have proved ineffective. 事實證明這些政策並不奏效。 These weapons are totally ineffective against tanks. 這些武器在坦克面前根本不起作用。 chemicals that are very ineffective in killing weeds 除草效果很差的化學品 High interest rates proved to be ineffective in reducing inflation. 事實證明高利率並未有效降低通貨膨脹。 It has been criticized as an unfair and ineffective system. 這種體制被批不公、無效。 She was offered psychotherapy, but this proved ineffective. 她接受了心理治療,但這證明是無效的。 The evidence demonstrates that punishment is ineffective as a deterrent. 證據表明懲罰作爲一種威懾是無效的。 The exemption clause in the contract is rendered ineffective by the new law. 新法律使合同中的免責條款變得無效。 The government continued with its much-publicized but largely ineffective policy of economic sanctions. 政府繼續推行其廣爲宣傳但基本無效的經濟制裁政策。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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Word Originmid 17th cent.: from in- + effective.