feckless

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++feck·less /ˈfekləs/ adjective  DETERMINEDlacking determination, and not achieving anything in your life 软弱的，窝囊的，没出息的 Alice’s feckless younger brother 艾丽斯那个没出息的弟弟 —fecklessly adverb —fecklessness noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

feckless• The norms of domestic life it set forth drew a clear ideological boundary between rational members of society and the feckless.• The spending may have been great but it was not being devoted to thousands upon thousands of undeserving and feckless claimants.• Partly, no doubt, the figures include at least some wilful or at least entirely feckless credit misusers.• Doubtless, some are feckless individuals who could do better but simply don't trouble.• Market forces remain free because of public imagery about the feckless, the idle and the deviant.• a feckless young manOrigin feckless (1500-1600) Scottish English feck “effect, larger part”, from effect

feck·less adjectiveChineseSyllable  

anything Corpus determination, not lacking in your achieving and

feckless
feck‧less /ˈfekləs/ adjectivelacking determination, and not achieving anything in your life:
    Alice’s feckless younger brother
—fecklessly adverb
—fecklessness noun [uncountable]

feck·lessBrE /ˈfekləs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfekləs/ 🔊 adjectivehaving a weak character; not behaving in a responsible way 品格差的；不负责任的◆Her husband was a charming, but lazy and feckless man. 她的丈夫讨人喜欢，但却是个懒惰没有出息的人。🔊🔊▸ feck·less·ness BrE /ˈfekləsnəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfekləsnəs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]