ineffectual基本解释

adj,无效的，不起作用的；徒劳无益的,同近

The mayor had become ineffectual in the struggle to clamp down on drugs..该市长在打击毒品的斗争中行动不力。

无效的，不起作用的；徒劳无益的英释中释adjIf someone or something is ineffectual, they fail to do what they are expected to do or are trying to do