pointless
英 ['p??ntl?s]
美['p??ntl?s]
- adj. 無意義的；鈍的；不尖的；不得要領(lǐng)的
IELTS低頻詞暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?pointlessly;名詞:?pointlessness;
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(xù)下去毫無意義。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The programme was bitty and pointless.
- 這個計劃東拼西湊，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(xù)下去也枉然時才罷手。
來自《權(quán)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》