Word · Frequency #14544
senseless
无意义的；无目的的；无用的
核心释义
Having no meaning, purpose, or useful effect; pointless.
- 1.
无感觉或工作欲望；失去知觉的。
Without feeling or desire to work; deprived of sensation.
- 2.
不理智的
not marked by the use of reason
- 3.
缺乏意义或目的；没有常识的。
Lacking meaning or purpose; without common sense.
- 4.
无反应的
unresponsive to stimulation
- 5.
没有可辨识的意义或目的,尤指暴力或邪恶行为。
Without a discernible meaning or purpose, especially of a violent or evil act.
- 6.
无意义的
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
- 7.
缺乏考虑、意识或正确判断的。
Without consideration, awareness or sound judgement
不理智的；愚蠢的；欠考虑的；失去知觉的；无感觉的；无反应的；无感觉或工作欲望；失去知觉的。；不理智的；缺乏意义或目的；没有常识的。
用法In use
The boxer was knocked senseless by a powerful punch.
用法提示：此处senseless作形容词，意为“不省人事的”，描述被打后失去意识的状态。
After standing in the freezing wind for hours, her fingers grew senseless from the cold.
用法提示：此处senseless表示“无感觉的”，因寒冷导致知觉丧失。
The patient lay senseless on the operating table under the influence of anesthesia.
用法提示：此处senseless作形容词，意为“无意识的”，描述麻醉后的状态。
a senseless act
drugged and senseless
senseless violence
be senseless
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- senseless violence
- 无谓的暴力；无意义的暴力行为
- The community was outraged by the senseless violence downtown.社区对市中心的无谓暴力感到愤慨。
- knock senseless
- 把……打得不省人事；使失去知觉
- The boxer was knocked senseless by a single punch.拳击手被一击打得不省人事。
- senseless waste
- 毫无意义的浪费
- Don't spend all your savings on that; it's a senseless waste.别把积蓄都花在那上面，那是毫无意义的浪费。
- senseless act
- 愚蠢的行为；无谓的行为
- Her decision to quit her job without a plan was a senseless act.她毫无计划地辞职是个愚蠢的行为。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
由 sense（感觉/理智）+ less（无）构成：无感觉、无理智、无意义。记住 -less 就是“没有”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：新闻报道、日常叙述、正式评论 该词的语体随具体含义而变化：表示“无意义的（如暴力行为）”时多用于新闻报道和正式评论；表示“失去知觉”时比较常见于口语或叙述；表示“不理智的”时通常偏正式。总体上属于中性偏正式，需根据语境选择。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
True rhyme: defenseless /dɪˈfɛnsləs/ matches senseless /ˈsɛnsləs/ in the stressed vowel and following sounds. The other -less words (careless, hopeless, useless, endless) look like they might rhyme but do not: their stressed vowels or following consonants differ (e.g., /ˈkɛrləs/, /ˈhoʊpləs/, /ˈjuːsləs/, /ˈɛndləs/).
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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