a good-for-naught + noun
该词作定语,放在名词前,常含贬义。
He is a good-for-naught fellow who never keeps a job.
他是个从不坚持工作的没用的家伙。
没有价值;没有用处的;游手好闲的
without merit; worthless
没有价值
without merit
He is a good-for-naught employee who never completes his work on time.
他是一个没用的员工,从不按时完成工作。
用法提示:good-for-naught 作为形容词修饰 employee,表示'没有用处的'。
That good-for-naught old car broke down again on the highway.
那辆没用的旧车又在高速公路上抛锚了。
用法提示:good-for-naught 作为形容词修饰 car,表示'无价值的、没用的'。
She called him a good-for-naught liar after he broke his promise.
他违背承诺后,她骂他是个没用的骗子。
用法提示:good-for-naught 作为形容词修饰 liar,表示'不中用的'。
该词作定语,放在名词前,常含贬义。
He is a good-for-naught fellow who never keeps a job.
他是个从不坚持工作的没用的家伙。
该词作表语,说明主语没有价值。
The plan was good-for-naught from the start.
这个计划从一开始就毫无价值。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a good for naught person; nobody trusts him.
正确表达He is a good-for-naught person; nobody trusts him.
good-for-naught 是复合形容词,作定语修饰 person 时必须用连字符连成一个词;写成 good for naught 会被当作普通短语,不符合该形容词的固定拼写。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a good-for-not person; he never helps anyone.
正确表达He is a good-for-naught person; he never helps anyone.
固定形式是 good-for-naught,其中 naught 表示“无、零”;good-for-not 是把读音相近的 not 误写进去,英语中没有这个形容词。
两者意思几乎相同,但 good-for-nothing 是现代常用形式,既可作定语形容词,也可作名词指人;good-for-naught 是陈旧、罕见的书面变体,一般只作形容词。日常写作和口语中应优先用 good-for-nothing。
worthless 是通用形容词,指物品不值钱或人或事物毫无用处,各种语域都可用;good-for-naught 是古旧的书面词,现代英语中极少出现,多见于旧文学。需要通用表达时用 worthless。
naughty 指(尤指孩子)淘气、不听话,与“没有价值”无关;它只是因为与 naught 拼写、读音相近才容易看错,含义上不能替换 good-for-naught。
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