inane

英 [ɪˈneɪn]

美 [ɪˈneɪn]

adj.  愚蠢的; 无意义的

GRE

BNC.22250 / COCA.21653

牛津词典

adj.

• 愚蠢的；无意义的
  stupid or silly; with no meaning
  1. an inane remark
     无聊的话语

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 愚蠢的;傻的
  If you describe someone's behaviour or actions asinane, you think they are very silly or stupid.
  1. He always had this inane grin...
     他总是这样傻傻地咧嘴笑。
  2. She started asking me inane questions.
     她开始问我愚蠢的问题。

英英释义

adj

• devoid of intelligence
  Synonym:asininefatuousmindlessvacuous

双语例句

• But amidst the endless screams and inane babble, they discerned two words.
  但是在它的痛苦的哀嚎声中，他们听出了两个字。
• You going to keep up this inane questioning for much longer?
  你想让这没用的讯问持续多久？
• These inane literary works have no affinity to the masses.
  这些文学作品空洞无物，丝毫没有人民性。
• Despite such inane commentary in the press, she thrived, both in terms of professional reputation and financial success.
  这样空洞的新闻报道并没有妨碍西伯特在职业声誉和经济两方面都取得成功。
• Nor does media coverage that focuses on whose commercials are moving polling points and who performed well in the last inane debate.
  所谓谁的竞选广告改变了民调的得分，或在上一次泛泛而谈的辩论中谁表现得不错，这些媒体的新闻报道，也无济于事。
• There has been almost no discussion of foreign affairs – apart from the nationalists 'inane refrain that a morally superior Scotland will not have to join in illegal wars.
  除了民族主义者愚蠢的老生常谈（诸如拥有道德优越性的苏格兰将不必参加非法战争等等）之外，几乎没人讨论外部事务。
• Taken as a whole, Twitter is silly and inane because most of what goes on there is silly and inane.
  总的来说，Twitter颇为空虚无聊，因为上面的大部分活动都很空虚无聊。
• Why on earth do our minds conjure up such ridiculous imagery, such inane thoughts, such spectacularly vivid and surreal landscapes, intense emotions& such narrative trash?
  到底为什么我们的大脑会虚构出如此荒唐的幻象，如此毫无意义的意象，如此精细逼真、超现实的景色，以及强烈的情感&如此无聊的一段段故事碎片？
• Progress is the eternal as eternity and is posited on action not inaction through inane waiting.
  发展是不朽的永恒，定位于行动，而非空洞等待的怠惰。
• Even inane emails from friends get ignored when I'm busy, even though I send friends lots of silly emails!
  在我繁忙时，甚至把来自朋友的空洞无物的电子邮件都忽略掉，尽管我寄给了朋友们许多稀里糊涂的电子邮件！