Word · Frequency #4088
nonsense
荒谬的；无意义的
Nonsensical; having no intelligible meaning.
- 1.
Nonsensical.
无意义的；荒谬的
- 2.
Resulting from the substitution of a nucleotide in a sense codon, causing it to become a stop codon (not coding for an amino-acid).
因有义密码子中核苷酸被替换而成为终止密码子的
- 3.
having no intelligible meaning
没有可理解的意义
无义的；无意义的；荒谬的；因有义密码子中核苷酸被替换而成为终止密码子的；没有可理解的意义
In use
The child wrote a nonsense sentence that no one could understand.
They enjoyed reading the nonsense poem for its playful sounds.
The scientist used a nonsense word in the experiment to test memory.
nonsense syllables
nonsense + [plural noun]
常用于指语言学或心理学实验中的无意义刺激。
The experiment used nonsense syllables.
实验使用了无意义音节。
a nonsense + [singular noun]
指一种不遵循常规逻辑或语法规则的诗文。
He wrote a nonsense poem.
他写了一首无意义诗。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- nonsense word
- 无意义词
- The children enjoyed making up nonsense words.孩子们喜欢编造无意义的词。
- nonsense syllable
- 无意义音节
- The memory test used nonsense syllables to avoid real meanings.记忆测试使用无意义音节以避免真实的含义。
- nonsense verse
- 荒诞诗
- His nonsense verse made the audience laugh.他的荒诞诗让观众大笑。
- nonsense mutation
- 无义突变
- The mutation is a nonsense mutation, so the protein is incomplete.这种突变是无义突变，因此蛋白质不完整。
- nonsense rhyme
- 无意义韵文
- She sang a nonsense rhyme to calm the baby.她唱了一首无意义韵文来安抚婴儿。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 nonsense 拆成 non（不）+ sense（道理）：一句话不讲道理，就是“无意义、荒谬”的。记作“毫无道理可言”即可。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常对话/非正式文章、分子生物学文献 作为形容词，nonsense 多用于非正式的日常表达，指“荒谬的、无意义的”，如 a nonsense rule；在遗传学中 nonsense mutation（无义突变）则是正式术语。使用时需根据语境选择，日常语用中通常偏口语化。
Grammar Note
常作定语，放在名词前，如'nonsense word'（无意义的词）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No genuine rhyme with nonsense is listed. Nonsense has stressed /ɑ/ (US) or /ɒ/ (UK); all the words below have stressed /ɛ/, so they are only spelling lookalikes, not rhymes. Watch the '-sense' / '-senc-' spellings.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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