a good-for-nothing + [person noun]
用作定语,放在名词前,多指人,含明显的贬义和责备语气。
She married a good-for-nothing man who never kept a job.
她嫁给了一个从不长久干一份工作的不中用的男人。
无用的;无价值的;没有价值的
Useless; worthless; without merit.
无用的;无价值的
Useless; worthless.
没有价值的
without merit
My brother is a good-for-nothing who never helps around the house.
我哥哥是个一无是处的人,从不帮忙做家务。
用法提示:good-for-nothing 作形容词,修饰人,表示‘无用的’
AI contextual example
This old computer is good-for-nothing; it crashes every ten minutes.
这台旧电脑一点用都没有,每十分钟就死机一次。
用法提示:good-for-nothing 作形容词,修饰物,表示‘没用的’
AI contextual example
His advice was good-for-nothing, so we ignored it.
他的建议毫无价值,所以我们没理会。
用法提示:good-for-nothing 作形容词,修饰抽象事物,表示‘无价值的’
AI contextual example
用作定语,放在名词前,多指人,含明显的贬义和责备语气。
She married a good-for-nothing man who never kept a job.
她嫁给了一个从不长久干一份工作的不中用的男人。
作表语时表示“毫无用处”,也可用来指物而不只是指人。
Without any training, those new helpers are good-for-nothing.
没受过任何培训,那些新来的帮手一点用都没有。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is good-for-nothing person.
正确表达He is a good-for-nothing person.
英语单数可数名词 person 前必须有冠词;good-for-nothing 是形容词,修饰 person 时整个名词短语仍需限定词,所以要用 a good-for-nothing person。汉语名词前常省略冠词,容易漏掉 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a good for nothing person.
正确表达He is a good-for-nothing person.
good-for-nothing 作定语修饰名词时应连字符化,视为一个复合形容词;写成三个分开的词会被读成另一结构,不符合此处“无用的”这一形容词用法。
grammar · medium
易错句子I am good-for-nothing at math.
正确表达I am no good at math.
good-for-nothing 是形容词,意为“无用的、没有价值的”,不能像 good at 那样后接 at 表示“不擅长某方面”;表示“不擅长”应说 be no good at (doing) sth,所以改为 I am no good at math。
“worthless”常指东西没有价值或金钱上不值钱,适用范围比“good-for-nothing”广;“good-for-nothing”多形容人懒惰、不负责、不顶用。说物品不值钱时用worthless,说某人游手好闲、不中用时才用good-for-nothing。
“useless”强调不能发挥作用,可指物、方法或人;指人时多表示帮不上忙或能力差。“good-for-nothing”更像固定的贬义说法,指人懒惰、不务正业,语气更重,通常不用于物。描述工具失灵用useless,骂人游手好闲用good-for-nothing。
“no-good”是口语形容词,常放在名词前,如a no-good liar,强调人品差、靠不住;“good-for-nothing”也可作形容词,但更固定地指游手好闲、不干活的人。正式书面语中较少用no-good。
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