Word · Frequency #18649
painless
无痛的;不痛的
not causing physical or psychological pain
- 1.
Free from pain; without pain or trouble.
无痛的;没有痛苦或麻烦的。
- 2.
Not difficult; easy.
不困难的;容易的。
轻松的;不费劲的;无痛的;没有痛苦或麻烦的。;不困难的;容易的。;无痛的;不痛的;[医] 无痛的
In use
The dentist told me the treatment would be painless.
She said the blood test was quick and painless.
Modern eye surgery is often painless.
painless + noun
常用于描述医疗过程或体验。
The dentist promised a painless procedure.
牙医保证手术是无痛的。
be painless
作表语,强调状态。
Modern laser treatments are nearly painless.
现代激光治疗几乎无痛。
it is painless to do sth
指事情容易完成,不费力。
It is painless to set up the software.
安装这个软件不费力。
Connections
Collocations
- a painless procedure
- 无痛的手术/治疗过程
- The dentist promised that removing the tooth would be a painless procedure.牙医保证拔牙会是一个无痛的过程。
- painless death
- 无痛苦的死亡
- The old man said he hoped for a quick, painless death.老人说他希望自己死得又快又无痛苦。
- painless recovery
- 无痛的康复过程
- Thanks to the new medication, her recovery was almost painless.多亏了这种新药,她的康复过程几乎没有痛苦。
- a painless way
- 轻松的方法;不费劲的办法
- The tutorial explains a painless way to learn basic grammar.这篇教程介绍了一种轻松学习基础语法的方法。
Pop culture & quotes
- Suicide is painless.
- 自杀毫无痛苦。The lyric 'Suicide is painless' comes from the theme song of M*A*S*H.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆开记忆:pain(疼痛)+ less(无/少),痛感消失,就是“无痛”。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:医疗或牙科诊疗、日常评价事情容易 该词语气中性,正式与非正式场合都可用;表示“无痛的”时多用于医疗相关描述,表示“容易的、不费劲的”时比较常见于日常口语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 painless /ˈpeɪnləs/ 的发音比较:只有 brainless /ˈbreɪnləs/ 与之押韵(末尾同为 /eɪnləs/)。pain /peɪn/ 和 painkiller /ˈpeɪnkɪlər/ 共享 /peɪn/ 音;painful /ˈpeɪnfəl/ 同根但结尾是 /fəl/ 而非 /ləs/;careless /ˈkeərləs/ 虽同以 -less 结尾,但元音是 /eə/,不押韵;paint /peɪnt/ 是拼写相似词,多一个 /t/,读音不同。
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。
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