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inane + noun
inane 作定语，修饰名词，表示“愚蠢的、空洞的”。
She ignored his inane comments.
她无视了他那些空洞无意义的评论。
愚蠢的；空洞的；无意义的
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愚蠢的；空洞的；无意义的
devoid of intelligence; silly or stupid
She ignored his inane comments.
她无视了他那些空洞无意义的评论。
缺乏意义或含义,常至无聊或令人烦恼的地步。
Lacking sense or meaning, often to the point of boredom or annoyance.
无目的的；无意义的。
Purposeless; pointless.
The teacher ignored the student's inane excuse for being late.
老师没有理会那个学生迟到的愚蠢借口。
The show is just an inane comedy with no real plot.
这部电视剧只是一部毫无意义的喜剧，没有真正的剧情。
We spent the whole evening exchanging inane pleasantries.
我们整个晚上都在互相说些空洞的客套话。
inane 作定语，修饰名词，表示“愚蠢的、空洞的”。
She ignored his inane comments.
她无视了他那些空洞无意义的评论。
系表结构，用来评价人或事物缺乏智慧或内容。
The plot of the movie was inane.
这部电影的情节很愚蠢。
后接表语形容词，表示“听起来/似乎很愚蠢或空洞”。
His excuse sounds inane.
他的借口听起来很空洞。
复合宾语结构，inane 作宾语补足语。
I find these debates inane.
我觉得这些辩论毫无意义。
Not this
The box is inane.
Use this
The box is empty.
inane 意为“愚蠢的、空洞的”，不能用来描述物理上的空；表示容器或空间是空的要用 empty。这是受汉语“空”的多义影响。
Not this
He is inane; he thinks he is Napoleon.
Use this
He is insane; he thinks he is Napoleon.
inane 指“愚蠢的、无意义的”，不表示精神失常；表示“疯狂的、精神错乱的”要用 insane。两者拼写相近但意思不同。
Not this
He smiled inane at the joke.
Use this
He smiled inanely at the joke.
inane 是形容词，不能修饰动词；修饰动词 smiled 需用副词 inanely。汉语中形容词可直接作状语，英语则需加 -ly 转为副词。
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愚蠢的评论
He kept making inane comments during the meeting.
他在会议期间不停地发表愚蠢的评论。
无聊的问题
The reporter asked an inane question about the actor's diet.
记者问了一个关于那位演员饮食的无聊问题。
无意义的闲聊
I couldn't concentrate with all the inane chatter around me.
周围无意义的闲聊让我无法集中注意力。
傻笑
She walked around with an inane grin on her face.
她脸上带着傻笑走来走去。
蠢话
His inane remark made everyone roll their eyes.
他的蠢话让大家直翻白眼。
你是个愚蠢、疯狂、病态的混蛋。（出自1985年电影《早餐俱乐部》，这是校长弗农对班德的经典台词。）
She couldn't stand another hour of his inane rambling.
她再也受不了他那一小时愚蠢的胡说八道。
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联想：insane（疯狂的）丢掉一个 s 变成 inane，少了点‘神经’，就成了空洞愚蠢。
语域：formal 常见场景：editorial criticism、political commentary、formal discussions inane 通常用于书面或较为正式的场合，表示“愚蠢的；空洞的；无意义的”，多用来形容话语、问题或行为。口语中较少用，用起来会显得比较正式或带有批评意味。
cane, lane, plane, sane, and vain all end in /eɪn/ and rhyme with inane /ɪˈneɪn/. Beware: inanimate looks similar in spelling but is pronounced /ɪnˈænɪmət/, so it does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.