Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #6897
meaningless
/ˈmiːnɪŋləs/
adjective
无意义的；没有目的的
Lacking meaning; having no meaning, direction, or purpose.
- 1.
Lacking meaning.
缺乏意义的。
- 2.
having no meaning or direction or purpose
没有意义或目的
- 3.
Insignificant; not worthy of importance.
无意义的；不重要的。
不重要的；无足轻重的；缺乏意义的。；没有意义或目的；无意义的；不重要的。；无意义的
In use
After hours of searching, the results were completely meaningless.
His apology sounded hollow and meaningless.
She felt her daily routine had become meaningless.
a meaningless endeavor
a meaningless life
a verbose but meaningless explanation
be meaningless
表语结构，描述主语的性质。
His speech was completely meaningless.
他的演讲完全没有意义。
meaningless + noun
形容词作定语修饰名词。
Connections
Collocations
- meaningless task
- 无意义的任务
- She felt she was stuck in a meaningless task that would never be appreciated.她觉得自己被困在一个永远不会被欣赏的无意义任务中。
- meaningless existence
- 无意义的存在
- He couldn't escape the feeling of a meaningless existence after retirement.退休后，他无法摆脱无意义存在的感觉。
- meaningless words
- 空话，无意义的话
- The politician's speech was full of meaningless words and empty promises.那位政治家的演讲充满了空话和空头承诺。
- meaningless gesture
- 无意义的姿态
- Offering a small discount was seen as a meaningless gesture by the angry customers.提供小额折扣被愤怒的顾客视为无意义的姿态。
- meaningless life
- 无意义的生活
- After losing his job, he felt his life had become meaningless.失业后，他觉得自己的生活变得毫无意义。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
meaning（意义）加 less（少），就是没有意义，即无意义的。
Context & Register
中性；多用于描述缺乏意义或目的的抽象事物，如生活、工作或努力。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the suffix '-less' pronounced /ləs/ (or /lɪs/) in American English. They rhyme in the unstressed final syllable. No lookalikes that sound significantly different are included.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.