| 词汇 | inane |
| 释义 | inane adjective uk /ɪˈneɪn/ us /ɪˈneɪn/ extremely silly or with no real meaning or importance: 极其愚蠢的；无意义的；无聊的 He's always making inane remarks.他老是发表愚蠢空洞的言论。 There are too many inane quiz shows on television these days.现在电视中无聊的智力竞答节目太多。 Synonyms asinineformal fatuousformal mindlessdisapproving vacuousformal Useless and futile adrift aimless aimlessly aimlessness airy-fairy fruitless fruitlessly fruitlessness futile futilely negation no goodidiom non-viable nugatory ornamental unrealistic unrealistically unseriousness until you are blue in the faceidiom unviability Related wordsinanely inanity inane | American Dictionaryinane adjective us/ɪˈneɪn/ extremely silly or lacking real meaning or importance: There are so many inane programs on television! Examples of inaneinane It did not mean, however, that good letters or the classics were inane. The bland materials of the past never offended anybody because they were dealing with sometimes quite inane and silly human interest materials. These are the merely inane, and artists sometimes portray them with mouth agape, teeth erose and prominent. Weak readings veer between two interpretative poles, either offering what would appear to be no interpretation or offering an inane one. Of all the inane interjections that is the most inane. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he recognise the extent to which the judiciary is brought into disrepute by the silly and inane remarks of some judges? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was an inane, inept, insipid, incompetent, irrelevant and immaterial speech. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I will not be put off my stride by these inane questions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will he withdraw his inane reply and give me a proper reply—a reply to which the unemployed in my constituency are entitled? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It comes up with suggestions—frankly, quite inane suggestions—that people might be helped to relocate before the airport is built. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One cannot help listening to inane conversations, which presumably cost money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is why her speech can be described as being not merely inane and innate but totally inapposite to our problems today. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That suggestion is inane because that is not the position. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am bound to say that it is difficult to think of a more inane proposal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am particularly tempted to deal with some of the more naive and inane ones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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