a no-account + noun
多用在名词前作定语，带有轻蔑语气，形容某人或某物毫无价值。
He was just a no-account drifter who never kept a job.
他不过是个从不保住工作的不中用的流浪汉。
没有价值；不足道的
without merit; worthless
没有价值
without merit
He's just a no-account loafer who never works.
他只是一个从不工作的无价值懒汉。
用法提示：这里“no-account”用作形容词，修饰“loafer”，表示“没有价值的”。
I can't believe she married that no-account guy who spends all day gambling.
我无法相信她嫁给了那个整天赌博的没出息的男人。
用法提示：“no-account”作为形容词，形容“guy”，强调其毫无价值或用处。
The old shed was filled with no-account junk that nobody wanted.
旧棚子里堆满了没人要的没用的破烂。
用法提示：“no-account”修饰“junk”，表示“无价值的、没用的”。
多用在名词前作定语，带有轻蔑语气，形容某人或某物毫无价值。
He was just a no-account drifter who never kept a job.
他不过是个从不保住工作的不中用的流浪汉。
作表语时表示某人或某物毫无可取之处，语气较强。
Her brother is no-account and always borrows money from others.
她弟弟一无是处，总是向别人借钱。
grammar · medium
易错句子My neighbour is a no account gambler who never keeps a job.
正确表达My neighbour is a no-account gambler who never keeps a job.
no-account 是带连字符的复合形容词，放在名词前作定语时要写成一体；分开写的 no account 会被读成“没有账户”的名词短语，意思完全不同。
grammar · medium
易错句子The manager was no-account for the mistake.
正确表达The manager was not accountable for the mistake.
no-account 是形容词，只表示“无价值的、不中用的”，用来评价人或事物；表示“对……负责”要用 be accountable for 或 be responsible for，不能因为词形里有 account 就把两者混用。
no-account 多用来贬称人，指其不成器、不值得尊重；worthless 范围更广，可指物毫无用处，也可指人没有价值，但不一定含品行指责。
两者都可在口语中贬称人，但 no-good 更口语化、常作名词前的定语，强调靠不住、没出息；no-account 更强调此人不值得尊重、无足轻重。
no-account 带贬义，评价人的品行或成器与否；insignificant 是中性词，只说明重要性或规模小，不涉及品行评价。
account + -able
account + -ability
account + -ant
account + -ing
un- + accountable
un- + account + -ed
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