Word · Frequency #4088
nonsense
荒谬的;无意义的
核心释义
Nonsensical; having no intelligible meaning.
- 1.
无意义的;荒谬的
Nonsensical.
- 2.
因有义密码子中核苷酸被替换而成为终止密码子的
Resulting from the substitution of a nucleotide in a sense codon, causing it to become a stop codon (not coding for an amino-acid).
- 3.
没有可理解的意义
having no intelligible meaning
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
用法In use
The child wrote a nonsense sentence that no one could understand.
用法提示:nonsense 在此作形容词,修饰 sentence,表示句子没有意义。
They enjoyed reading the nonsense poem for its playful sounds.
用法提示:nonsense 作为形容词,修饰 poem,表示诗歌内容无意义但富有节奏感。
The scientist used a nonsense word in the experiment to test memory.
用法提示:nonsense 作形容词,修饰 word,表示该词没有实际含义。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常作定语,放在名词前,如'nonsense word'(无意义的词)。
发音与拼写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.
高价值词汇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。
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