inane

FREQ #39948

a. 空虚的, 愚蠢的, 空洞的 n. 空洞乏物

发音

CA /ɪˈneɪn/
US /ɪˈneɪn/
UK /ɪˈneɪn/
AU /ɪˈnæɪn/

词形变化

inanes 复数 inanes inaner 比较级 inaner inanest more inane 比较级 inanest 最高级 most inane 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    That which is void or empty.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Lacking sense or meaning, often to the point of boredom or annoyance.

    This supremely gifted kid told me that in the early elementary grades, the songs sung in music class were so inane that he wanted to skip grades already! Eventually he did, so better late than never.

  2. 2.

    Purposeless; pointless.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

asinine fatuous

近义相关 1

stupid

词源

From Latin inānis (“empty, vain, useless”), of unknown origin.

来源：wiktionary