meaningless

简明英汉词典

meaningless

[5mi:nINlIs]

adj.

无意义的

美国传统词典[双解]

meaningless

mean.ing.less

AHD:[m?“n1ng-l1s]

D.J.[6mi8ni0lis]

K.K.[6min!0l!s]

adj.（形容词）

Having no meaning or significance.

无意义的，无价值的

继承用法

mean“inglessly

adv.（副词）

mean“inglessness

n.（名词）

参考词汇

(1)meaningless， senseless， mindless， irrational， pointless， purposeless

(2)These adjectives mean lacking import, direction, or purpose.

这些形容词都含有无意义、无方向或无目的意思。

(3)Meaningless and senseless emphasize absence of meaning, significance, or motivation:

Meaningless 和senseless 强调缺乏意义、重要性或动机：

a verbose but meaningless explanation;

冗长而无意义的解释；

senseless violence.

无意义的暴力。

(4)Mindless applies to that which lacks the will and thinking capacity characteristic of a conscious being:

Mindless 用于指缺乏思考能力和意志的：

“the shrieking of the mindless wind” (John Greenleaf Whittier).

“没头脑的大风的吼叫” （约翰·格林里夫·惠蒂埃）。

“We must dare to think about ‘unthinkable things’ because when things become unthinkable, thinking stops and action becomes mindless” (J. William Fulbright).

“我们必须敢于思考‘不可想的事情’，因为如果事情变得不可想，思想就会停止，行动就会盲目” (J.威廉·富尔布顿特）。

(5)Irrational implies a lack of accord with or a lack of reason or sound judgment:

Irrational 指缺乏理性或良好辨别、判断能力的：

“It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears” (Louis D. Brandeis).

“是言论的作用使人们从无理性的恐惧中解脱出来” （路易D.布兰代斯）。

(6)Pointless and purposeless stress the absence of an aim or end:

Pointless 和purposeless 强调没有目的：

The host bored his guests with a long and pointless anecdote.

主人讲述的冗长而毫无意义的轶闻使客人们都厌倦了。

She feels that her life is purposeless and empty.

她觉得自己的生活空虚且没有方向

现代英汉词典

meaningless

[5mi:nINlIs]

adj.

(1)没有意义的

(2)〈逻〉无意义的；无目的的

现代英汉综合大辞典

meaning

[5mi:niN]

n.

(1)意义, 含义

(2)企图, 目的

(3)【逻】内涵; 外延

(4)重要性; 价值

(5)有效的内容; 效力

full of meaning

意味深长的

with meaning

有意思的

He says his life has lost its meaning (for him) since his wife died.

他说妻子死后他的生命就失去了价值。

词性变化

meaning

[5mi:niN]

adj.

有意义的, 意味深长的; 有所企图的

ill-meaning

恶意

well-meaning

善意

When she asked if she had passed the examination the teacher said he couldn't tell her, but gave her a meaning smile.

当她问老师她是否考试及格时, 老师说不能告诉她, 只是意味深长地一笑。

继承用法

meaningless

[5mi:nINlIs]

adj.

无意的, 无价值的, 无目的的

meaningly

adv.

有意地, 故意地

特殊用法

associative meaning

【语】联想意义

basic meaning

本义, 基本意义

central meaning

中心意义

class meaning

(图书)类义

cognitive meaning

认识意义

commendatory meaning

称赞的意义

connotative meaning

内涵意义

contextual meaning

语境意义, 上下文意义

denotative meaning

【心理】外延意义

derived meaning

派生意义

dictionary meaning

【语】字典意义

differential meaning

区别性意义

direct [original, primitive] meaning

本义

educational meaning

教育意义, 教育作用

emotive meaning

感情意义

expressive meaning

表达的意义, 表情意义

extensional meaning

引伸的意义, 扩展的意义

external meaning

外部意义

figurative meaning

比喻意义

formal meaning

形式意义

formalized meaning

形式化了的意义

functional meaning

功能意义

illocutionary meaning

【语】言外意义

grammatical meaning

语法意义

intensional meaning

含意

internal meaning

内部意义

intrinsic meaning

内在意义

legal meaning

法律意义

lexical meaning

词汇意义

linguistic meaning

语言学意义

literal meaning

字(面意)义

locutionary meaning

【语】言内意义

marginal meaning

外延意义

material meaning

实质意义

microlinguistic meaning

微语言学意义

multiple meaning

多(重意)义

narrowed meaning

狭义

non-verbal meaning

非言语意义

normal meaning

标准意义

pedagogical meaning

教育意义

performative meaning

实行的意义

prefixal meaning

加(了)前缀(的)词义

primary meaning

(词的)原义

propositional meaning

【语】命题意义

referential meaning

所指[指示]意义

secondary meaning of words

法律词句的引伸义, 引伸义说

semantic meaning

【语】语义

situational meaning

环境意义, 语境含义

social meaning

社会意义

specialized meaning

专义

stimulus meaning

刺激意义

structural meaning

结构意义

total meaning

总体意义

transferred meaning

转义use-

theory meaning

【哲】意义的功用论

verbal meaning

语文意义

widened meaning

广义

word meaning

字义

meaning in literature

文学的意义

meaning in material

材料中的意义

meaning in poetry

诗中的意义

meaning in texture

结构中的意义

meaning of good

好的意义

meaning of life

生活的意义

meaning of work of art

艺术作品的意义

meaning through metaphor

贯穿在隐喻中的意义

参考词汇

meaning sense purport

都含“意义”、“意思”的意思。

(1)meaning系常用词, 指“用语言文字、姿态、行动、图画等所表达的意义或含义”, 如:

the meaning of a sentence

句子的意思。

(2)sense 指“一个词所表达的意思”, 尤指“一个词的特殊意义”, 如:

The word has several senses.

这个词有许多意思。

(3)purport 系正式用语, 指“文件、演讲等长篇文章的主题或大意”, 如:

What's the purport of her letter?

她的信的大意是什么?

美国传统词典

meaningless

mean.ing.less

AHD:[m?“n1ng-l1s]

D.J.[6mi8ni0lis]

K.K.[6min!0l!s]

adj.

Having no meaning or significance.

继承用法

mean“inglessly

adv.

mean“inglessness

n.

参考词汇

(1)meaningless, senseless, mindless, irrational, pointless, purposeless

(2)These adjectives mean lacking import, direction, or purpose.

(3)Meaningless and senseless emphasize absence of meaning, significance, or motivation:

a verbose but meaningless explanation;

senseless violence.

(4)Mindless applies to that which lacks the will and thinking capacity characteristic of a conscious being:

“the shrieking of the mindless wind” (John Greenleaf Whittier).

“We must dare to think about ‘unthinkable things’ because when things become unthinkable, thinking stops and action becomes mindless” (J. William Fulbright).

(5)Irrational implies a lack of accord with or a lack of reason or sound judgment:

“It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears” (Louis D. Brandeis).

(6)Pointless and purposeless stress the absence of an aim or end:

The host bored his guests with a long and pointless anecdote.

She feels that her life is purposeless and empty.

英汉航海大词典

meaningless

n.无意义的

英汉化学大词典

meaningless

adj.无意义的

英汉经贸大词典

meaningless

n.无意义的

英汉计算机大词典

meaningless

adj.无意义的

英汉心理学大词典

meaningless

无意义