pointless

英 ['pɒɪntlɪs] 美 ['pɔɪntləs]
  • adj. 无意义的；钝的；不尖的；不得要领的
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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.

双语例句

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。

来自柯林斯例句

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

来自柯林斯例句

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

来自柯林斯例句

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。

来自《权威词典》

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.

来自《简明英汉词典》