pointless的意思

pointless

英式音标['pɔɪntləs]
美式英标['pɒɪntlɪs]

基本解释

adj. 无意义的；钝的；不尖的；不得要领的

中文词源

pointless 无目标的

来自point,点，目标，-less,无，没有。

英文词源

pointless (adj.): early 14c., "blunt," from point (n.) + -less. Meaning "of no effect, to no purpose" is from 1726. Related: Pointlessly; pointlessness.

实用例句

1. They made it perfectly clear that it was pointless to go on.: 他们非常明确地表示继续下去毫无意义。

2. The programme was bitty and pointless.: 这个计划东拼西凑，毫无意义。

3. Without an audience the performance is pointless.: 没有观众，表演就不成其为表演了。

4. We searched until we knew it would be pointless to continue.: 我们搜索又搜索，直到觉得继续下去也枉然时才罢手。

5. He asked them all kinds of pointless questions, stalling for time.: 他向他们提了各种毫无意义的问题来拖延时间.

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