Word · Frequency #7557
Fully loadedpointless
无意义的；徒劳的
核心释义
Having no purpose or useful effect
- 1.
无尖端的；末端方形或圆形的。
Having no point or sharp tip; terminating squarely or in a rounded end.
- 2.
没有尖端
not having a point especially a sharp point
- 3.
无突出或重要特征的(如论点、论述等)。
Having no prominent or important feature, as of an argument, discourse, etc.
- 4.
没有用处；没有存在的理由
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
- 5.
无目的的；无意义的；不能达成目标的。
Having no purpose; purposeless; unable to effect an aim.
- 6.
无点的。
Having no points
- 7.
无点的。
Without points.
不尖的；钝的；未得分的；零分的；无尖端的；末端方形或圆形的。；没有尖端；无突出或重要特征的(如论点、论述等)。
用法In use
Arguing with him is pointless because he never listens.
用法提示：pointless 作形容词，表示‘无意义的’，描述争论的结果无效。
It's pointless to worry about things you can't change.
用法提示：pointless 作形容词，用在‘It's pointless to do’结构中，表示行为无目的。
All these meetings feel completely pointless to me.
用法提示：pointless 作形容词，修饰名词‘meetings’，表示缺乏目的或价值。
my pencils are all pointless
a pointless remark
it is pointless to do sth
"It is pointless to do sth" 是常见句型，表示做某事没有意义或效果。
It is pointless to argue with him.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- pointless exercise
- 无意义的练习
- This assignment is a pointless exercise.这个作业是一项无意义的练习。
- pointless argument
- 无意义的争论
- They had a pointless argument about trivial matters.他们为琐事进行了一场无意义的争论。
- pointless question
- 无意义的问题
- He kept asking pointless questions during the meeting.他在会议中不断问无意义的问题。
- pointless discussion
- 无意义的讨论
- We spent hours in a pointless discussion.我们花了几个小时进行无意义的讨论。
- pointless waste
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
point（点）+ less（无）= 没有点，即无要点，无意义。
语境与语域Context & Register
多用于日常会话或非正式文本，表示某事缺乏意义或目的。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the spelling pattern '-less' and are pronounced with /ləs/ at the end, but they do not rhyme with 'pointless' because the vowel before /ləs/ is different (e.g., /oʊ/, /uː/, /ɛr/, /ɛnd/, /ɑːrd/, /ɑːrm/ vs. /ɔɪnt/).
用法优先级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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