Word · Frequency #19291
nonsensical
/nɑnˈsensɪkəl/
adjective
荒谬的；无意义的
incongruous; inviting ridicule
- 1.
Without sense; absurd.
无意义的；荒谬的
- 2.
incongruous;inviting ridicule
不协调且招致嘲笑的
- 3.
having no intelligible meaning
没有可理解的意义
无意义的；荒谬的；不协调且招致嘲笑的；没有可理解的意义；无意义的；荒谬的
In use
The instructions on the box were so nonsensical that nobody could assemble the toy.
We all laughed at his nonsensical excuse for being late.
Her plan to cross the ocean on a small raft seemed nonsensical to her friends.
ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
a nonsensical jumble of words
nonsensical + noun
常用搭配，修饰名词。
He proposed a nonsensical plan.
他提出了一个荒谬的计划。
be + nonsensical
Connections
Collocations
- nonsensical idea
- 荒谬的想法
- Dismissing the plan as a nonsensical idea, the committee moved on.委员会认为这个计划是荒谬的想法，将其驳回后继续推进。
- nonsensical answer
- 无意义的回答
- When I asked how the machine worked, he gave a nonsensical answer.我问这台机器怎么运作时，他给了一个无意义的回答。
- nonsensical claim
- 荒谬的说法
- The article makes the nonsensical claim that the earth is flat.这篇文章提出了地球是平的这种荒谬说法。
- utterly nonsensical
- 完全荒谬的
- His explanation for being late was utterly nonsensical.他为迟到所作的解释完全荒谬。
- nonsensical behavior
- 荒谬的行为
- The teacher was patient with the child's nonsensical behavior.老师对这孩子荒谬的行为表现得很耐心。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：non（没有）+ sense（意义）→ 没有意义的话，听起来荒谬可笑。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常讨论观点或行为时、一般书评、影评等书面表达中 nonsensical 为中性词，通常多用于口语和一般书面语，表示内容不合逻辑或没有意义，语气接近“荒谬的、无意义的”，不算正式或粗俗。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 nonsensical 真正押韵的是 commonsensical（重音元音和其后的发音相同）。musical、classical、physical 拼写都以 -sical 结尾，但发音不同：musical 和 physical 中的 s 读 /z/，classical 中的 s 读 /s/ 但重读元音是 /æ/，均不押韵。technical 也以 -ical 结尾，重读元音同为 /ɛ/，但结尾辅音不同，也不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.