Word · Frequency #19465
vainliest
徒劳地；枉然地；无益地
vainliest is the superlative of vainly.
核心释义
to no avail; without success or effect
- 1.
徒劳地；无结果地
In a vain pursuit; to no avail.
- 2.
自负地；自鸣得意地
With a vain attitude; in a self-approving manner.
徒劳地；无结果地；自负地；自鸣得意地；枉然地；无益地；徒然
用法In use
She vainly tried to open the door with the wrong key.
用法提示：句中 vainly 作副词，修饰动词 tried，表示尝试没有达到预期效果。
He searched vainly for his glasses, which were on his head.
用法提示：句中 vainly 作副词，修饰 searched，说明寻找没有结果。
They vainly attempted to convince him to stay.
用法提示：句中 vainly 作副词，修饰 attempted，强调劝说未能成功。
vainly do sth
vainly 放在谓语动词前，表示动作没有达到预期效果。
She vainly tried to call him.
她徒劳地试图给他打电话。
do sth vainly
vainly 也可放在句末，此时更强调最终结果是无用的。
He looked for the missing key vainly.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- tried vainly
- 徒劳地尝试
- She tried vainly to open the locked door.她徒劳地试图打开锁着的门。
- hoped vainly
- 徒然希望
- He hoped vainly for a reply that never came.他徒然地希望得到一封从未到来的回信。
- searched vainly
- 徒劳地搜寻
- They searched vainly for the lost keys in the dark.他们在黑暗中徒劳地寻找丢失的钥匙。
- struggled vainly
- 徒劳地挣扎
- The bird struggled vainly to free itself from the net.那只鸟徒劳地挣扎着想从网中挣脱。
- waited vainly
- 枉然等待
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 vainly 拆成 vain（徒劳的）加 ly，联想“白费力气，结果枉然”，就像 vain 这个单词本身看起来也像“无用”的叹息。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品、正式书面表达 vainly 意为“徒劳地、无益地”，与 in vain 同义，但通常用于较正式的书面语或文学性叙述，日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
主要地（mainly）、清楚地（plainly）、疯狂地（insanely）与 vainly 同韵，均读 /eɪnli/；vain 和 vein 同音（/veɪn/），是 vainly 的词根及同音拼写变体；certainly 虽以 -ainly 结尾，但读 /ˈsɜːrtənli/，不押韵，注意区分。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.