Word
empty-headed
adjective
轻浮的；不严肃的；无头脑的
lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
- 1.
lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
不严肃的；轻浮的
不严肃的；轻浮的；无头脑的；愚笨的；无知的
In use
She calls her brother empty-headed because he never thinks before he acts.
It was an empty-headed decision to spend all the money on games.
Stop asking such empty-headed questions and read the instructions first.
be empty-headed
表语结构，描述主语的特征。
He is so empty-headed that he can't even remember his own phone number.
他愚蠢到连自己的电话号码都记不住。
empty-headed + n
定语结构，修饰名词。
She made an empty-headed remark during the meeting.
她在会上说了一句愚蠢的话。
find sb/sth empty-headed
宾语补足语结构，表达对某人或某事的看法。
I find his arguments completely empty-headed.
我觉得他的论点完全无知。
Common mistakes
Don't listen to that empty-headed.Don't listen to that empty-headed person.
形容词“empty-headed”不能单独作宾语，需要修饰一个名词，如“person”。
He is empty-headed of any wisdom.He is empty-headed.
英语中“empty-headed”是整体形容词，不接“of”短语表示缺乏某物，直接描述状态即可。
Connections
Synonyms
Confusing words
- empty
- 空的；空虚的 · empty 形容物体或空间内无内容，而 empty-headed 形容人愚笨无知，侧重心智而非物理状态
- light-headed
- 头晕的；昏眩的 · light-headed 指因疾病或眩晕导致头脑不清，而 empty-headed 指智力低下或缺乏思考能力
Word family
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.