Unfit
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定义
he's unfit (to do this job): 他不适合（做这个工作）
unfit for consumption 不适合吃
(she's a bit) unfit: （她）身体不好
练习 1
Fill in the blanks below with the appropriate term. Use the hints to help you!
1. This adjective refers to having no legal authority OR to an absence of strength. Synonyms are "helpless", "incapable", or "unable". This term was used by Bruno in this conversation.
2. This adjective is the opposite of #1, and means "potent", "strong" or "having great force". This term was NOT used in this conversation.
1. This adjective refers to having no legal authority OR to an absence of strength. Synonyms are "helpless", "incapable", or "unable". This term was used by Bruno in this conversation.
"The lawyer was to prevent the client's execution."
2. This adjective is the opposite of #1, and means "potent", "strong" or "having great force". This term was NOT used in this conversation.
"In the US, unions are not as as they were in the 1950s. They have lost a lot of strength and influence."
Fill in the blanks below with the appropriate term. Use the hints to help you!
1. This adjective refers to having no legal authority OR to an absence of strength. Synonyms are "helpless", "incapable", or "unable". This term was used by Bruno in this conversation.
2. This adjective is the opposite of #1, and means "potent", "strong" or "having great force". This term was NOT used in this conversation.
1. This adjective refers to having no legal authority OR to an absence of strength. Synonyms are "helpless", "incapable", or "unable". This term was used by Bruno in this conversation.
"The lawyer was powerless 1 to prevent the client's execution."
2. This adjective is the opposite of #1, and means "potent", "strong" or "having great force". This term was NOT used in this conversation.
"In the US, unions are not as powerful 2 as they were in the 1950s. They have lost a lot of strength and influence."
1 powerless: A "powerless (person)" has no legal authority to act, or in a more general sense, has no capacity to act or produce an effect (lacking power). Examples: "Modern medicine is virtually powerless against cancer", "The contract left the tenant powerless to fight against eviction". In this conversation, Bruno describes the Dulce and Carpaccio families as legally "powerless" to fight against Sylvio Mazerati's takeover. Note that the suffix "-less" often follows nouns to describe the sense of diminishment, absence or reduction: hopeless (without hope), homeless (without a home), humorless (without humor), etc.
2 powerful: The term "powerful" describes somebody or something with strength, ability, or authority. Examples: In the 18th century, Great Britain was one of the most powerful nations in the world, OR Mupert Rudock is a powerful media mogul. This term wasn't used in the conversation, but it is closely related to the term "powerless" used by Bruno to describe the Dulce and Carpaccio families. Note that the suffix "-ful" often follows nouns to express the sense of "fullness" or "having a quality": hopeful (full of hope), tactful (full of tact), meaningful (full of meaning).
