impotently
adverb /ˈɪmpətəntli/
/ˈɪmpətəntli/
- without being able to change things or influence a situation
无能为力的;不起作用的 - It irritated him to have to sit impotently in silence.
他不得不坐在那里沉默不语,这使他很恼火。
- It irritated him to have to sit impotently in silence.