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。
没有思想的;缺乏智慧的
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
没有思想的;缺乏智慧的
devoid of intelligence; empty-headed
He gave a vacuous stare.
他露出一副茫然的表情。
空虚的;空洞的;缺乏实质内容的
Empty; void; lacking meaningful content.
缺乏智慧的
devoid of intelligence
显得缺乏思考或智能的;茫然的
Showing a lack of thought or intelligence; vacant.
缺乏意义或重点的
devoid of significance or point
His vacuous comments added nothing to the discussion.
他那空洞的评论对讨论毫无帮助。
AI contextual example
She sat through the lecture with a vacuous expression on her face.
她带着茫然的表情听完了讲座。
AI contextual example
The movie's dialogue was so vacuous that I left early.
这部电影的对白太空洞了,我提前离开了。
AI contextual example
vacuous comments
空洞的评论。
WordNet
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。
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。
be vacuous 强调本质上缺乏智慧或实质内容。
The statement is completely vacuous.
这个陈述完全是空洞的。
Not this
After the guests left, the room was completely vacuous.
Use this
After the guests left, the room was completely empty.
vacuous 只表示“缺乏智慧、内容或意义”的抽象空虚,不能描述房间等物理空间里没有人或东西;表达具体空间为空要用 empty。这是受中文“空的”影响而把 vacuous 误用到物理场景的典型错误。
Not this
The position has been vacuous for two months.
Use this
The position has been vacant for two months.
vacuous 和 vacant 在中文里都可对应“空的”,但 vacant 表示“(职位、房间等)空着的、未被占用的”,vacuous 表示“没有思想的、空洞的”。表达职位空缺必须用 vacant。
Not this
She gave me a vacuum smile.
Use this
She gave me a vacuous smile.
vacuum 是名词或动词(真空;用吸尘器清洁),不能作定语修饰 smile 来表示“茫然的”;要用形容词 vacuous 表示“缺乏表情/思想的”。这是因拼写和发音相近造成的词性混用。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
空洞的陈词滥调
His lecture was full of vacuous platitudes about success.
他的讲座满是关于成功的空洞陈词滥调。
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vacuous形似vacuum(真空),脑袋像真空一样空荡,毫无思想。
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。
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。
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