英語單詞

pointless是什麽意思

pointless

英 ['pɒɪntlɪs] 美 ['pɔɪntləs]
  • adj. 無意義的;鈍的;不尖的;不得要領的

中文詞源


pointless 無目標的

來自point,點,目標,-less,無,沒有。

英文詞源


pointless (adj.)
early 14c., "blunt," from point (n.) + -less. Meaning "of no effect, to no purpose" is from 1726. Related: Pointlessly; pointlessness.

雙語例句


1. They made it perfectly clear that it was pointless to go on.
他們非常明確地表示繼續下去毫無意義。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The programme was bitty and pointless.
這個計劃東拚西湊,毫無意義。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Without an audience the performance is pointless.
沒有觀眾,表演就不成其為表演了。

來自柯林斯例句

4. We searched until we knew it would be pointless to continue.
我們搜索又搜索,直到覺得繼續下去也枉然時才罷手。

來自《權威詞典》

5. He asked them all kinds of pointless questions, stalling for time.
他向他們提了各種毫無意義的問題來拖延時間.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

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