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meaningless

UK //ˈmiːnɪŋləs//US //ˈmiːnɪŋləs//

词源

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”。

adjective

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。)

同义词:senseless, pointless, empty

常见短语

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。)