Word · Frequency #33731
purposeless
/ˈpəːpəslis/
adjective
无目的的；毫无目标的
Having no purpose or aim; without direction or intention.
- 1.
Without purpose.
无目的的；无意义的。
无目的的；无意义的。；无目的的；无意义的
In use
After finishing his homework, he felt purposeless and didn't know what to do next.
The meeting turned into a purposeless discussion that wasted everyone's time.
She wandered around the city with a purposeless gaze, not sure where to go.
be purposeless
常用搭配，表示处于无目的状态。
His life felt entirely purposeless after retirement.
退休后，他觉得生活完全无目的。
feel purposeless
强调主观感受。
Many young people feel purposeless when they lack clear goals.
许多年轻人缺乏明确目标时感到无意义。
purposeless + noun
修饰名词，表示该名词缺乏目的。
She wandered through the purposeless days of summer.
她在夏天无目的的日子里闲逛。
Common mistakes
The purposeless of his actions made him sad.The purposelessness of his actions made him sad.
purposeless 是形容词，不能作名词；应使用名词形式 purposelessness。
He purposeless walked around the park.He walked around the park purposelessly.
purposeless 是形容词，不能修饰动词；应使用副词形式 purposelessly。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- purpose
- 目的；意图 · noun
- purposeful
- 有目的的；坚定的 · adjective
- purposefully
- 有目的地；故意地 · adverb
- purposelessly
- 无目的地；漫无目的地 · adverb
Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常作定语或表语，不用于比较级。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.