
好词典

源自中古英语,由 sense(感觉/理智) + -less(无...的)构成,字面意为『缺乏感知或理性』。
❶ 指行为或事件毫无意义或目的,显得愚蠢或不合理。常用于描述暴力、浪费等令人费解的行为。
“The senseless violence in the city shocked everyone.”
(城市里毫无意义的暴力事件震惊了所有人。)
“It's senseless to argue with someone who won't listen.”
(和一个不愿倾听的人争论是毫无意义的。)
❶ 指人失去知觉或意识的状态,通常由于受伤、疾病或药物导致。
“He was knocked senseless by the blow to his head.”
(头部受到重击后,他失去了知觉。)
“The patient lay senseless on the hospital bed.”
(病人毫无知觉地躺在病床上。)
senseless violence — 指没有明确动机或目的的暴力行为,常用来谴责无差别伤害事件。
“The community rallied together after the senseless violence.”
(在发生无差别暴力事件后,社区团结了起来。)
knock senseless — 指通过物理打击使人暂时失去知觉,多用于描述事故或打斗场景。
“The falling branch nearly knocked him senseless.”
(掉落的树枝差点把他打昏过去。)