Word · Frequency #20895
vacuous
没有思想的；缺乏智慧的
devoid of intelligence; empty-headed
- 1.
Empty; void; lacking meaningful content.
空虚的；空洞的；缺乏实质内容的
- 2.
devoid of intelligence
缺乏智慧的
- 3.
Showing a lack of thought or intelligence; vacant.
显得缺乏思考或智能的；茫然的
- 4.
devoid of significance or point
缺乏意义或重点的
- 5.
devoid of matter
缺乏物质的
空虚的；空洞的；缺乏实质内容的；缺乏智慧的；显得缺乏思考或智能的；茫然的；缺乏意义或重点的；缺乏物质的
In use
His vacuous comments added nothing to the discussion.
She sat through the lecture with a vacuous expression on her face.
The movie's dialogue was so vacuous that I left early.
vacuous comments
a vacuous space
a vacuous + noun
vacuous 作定语时多修饰表情、言语等，表示空洞、缺乏内容。
He gave a vacuous stare.
他露出一副茫然的表情。
look/sound/seem + vacuous
系表结构中表示‘显得或听起来空洞无物’。
Her explanation sounds vacuous.
她的解释听起来很空洞。
Connections
Collocations
- vacuous stare
- 呆滞的凝视；茫然的注视
- He sat in the corner with a vacuous stare.他呆滞地凝视着，坐在角落里。
- vacuous expression
- 茫然的表情；空洞的神情
- Her vacuous expression made me wonder if she had understood anything.她茫然的表情让我怀疑她是否听懂了什么。
- vacuous smile
- 呆笑；空洞的微笑
- He gave a vacuous smile and said nothing.他呆呆地笑了一下，什么也没说。
- vacuous remark
- 空洞无物的话；没头脑的话
- The interview was filled with vacuous remarks about the future.这次访谈充斥着对未来空洞无物的谈论。
- vacuous rhetoric
- 空洞浮夸的言辞
- The candidate's speech was criticized for its vacuous rhetoric.这位候选人的演讲因空洞浮夸的言辞而受到批评。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
vacuous形似vacuum（真空），脑袋像真空一样空荡，毫无思想。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、formal criticism、serious journalism 该词通常用于较正式的书面语或评论中，形容话语、表情等缺乏思想或智慧；日常口语中较少见，更常说 empty-headed 或 mindless。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -uous 结尾，后缀发音为 /juəs/，但重音位置不同，所以没有词与 vacuous /ˈvækjuəs/ 完全押韵。vacuous 的重音在第一音节 /væk/，而 continuous 在 /tɪn/、ambiguous 在 /bɪɡ/、conspicuous 在 /spɪk/、innocuous 在 /nɒk/、tenuous 在 /ten/、assiduous 在 /sɪd/。拼写相似常会让人误以为读音相同，实际差别主要在重读元音。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.