helpless

Nghĩa (Tiếng Anh)

  1. Unable to defend oneself.
  2. Lacking help; powerless.
  3. Unable to act without help; needing help; feeble.
  4. Uncontrollable.
  5. (obsolete) From which there is no possibility of being saved.

Tính thường xuyên

C1
Phát âm là (IPA)
/ˈhɛlplɪs/
Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)

In summary

From Middle English helples, from Old English *helplēas (“helpless”) from Proto-Germanic *helpōlausaz, equivalent to help + -less. Compare Dutch hulpeloos (“helpless”), German hilflos (“helpless”), Danish hjælpeløs (“helpless”) and Swedish hjälplös (“helpless”).

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