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源自中古英语,由 meaning(意义)加否定后缀 -less 构成,字面意思为“无意义的”。
❶ 指某事缺乏意义或目的,显得空洞或无价值。常用于描述言语、行为或生活状态。
“His apology seemed meaningless after all the lies.”
(在无数谎言之后,他的道歉显得毫无意义。)
“The symbols were just meaningless scribbles to me.”
(那些符号对我来说只是毫无意义的涂鸦。)
meaningless chatter — 指毫无实质内容的闲聊,通常带有浪费时间或缺乏深度的含义。
“I grew tired of their meaningless chatter about celebrities.”
(我对他们那些关于名人的无聊闲谈感到厌烦。)