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源自中古英语,由 'useless'(无用的)加后缀 '-ness'(表示状态或性质)构成,最早可追溯至14世纪。
❶ 指某物或某人缺乏实际用途或价值的状态,无法达成预期目的或产生效果。
“The uselessness of the old machine made them decide to throw it away.”
(这台旧机器的毫无用处让他们决定把它扔掉。)
“She felt a deep sense of uselessness after losing her job.”
(失业后,她感到一种深深的无力感。)
sense of uselessness — 指一种感到自己无价值或无能力的情绪状态,常见于挫折或失败后。
“After the project failed, he was overwhelmed by a sense of uselessness.”
(项目失败后,他被一种无用的感觉压垮了。)