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单词 inane
释义
inane
adjective
uk
/ɪˈneɪn/us
/ɪˈneɪn/
extremelysillyor with norealmeaningorimportance:
极其愚蠢的；无意义的；无聊的
He's always making inaneremarks.他老是发表愚蠢空洞的言论。
There are too many inanequizshowsontelevisionthesedays.现在电视中无聊的智力竞答节目太多。
Synonyms
asinineformal
fatuousformal
mindlessdisapproving
vacuousformal
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Useless and futile
  • a mug's gameidiom
  • adrift
  • aimless
  • aimlessly
  • aimlessness
  • airy-fairy
  • frivolous
  • frivolousness
  • fruitless
  • fruitlessly
  • fruitlessness
  • motiveless
  • negate
  • negation
  • no goodidiom
  • unfruitful
  • unrealistic
  • unrealistically
  • untilyou areblue in the faceidiom
  • unviability
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inanely
inanity
(Definition ofinanefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

inane| American Dictionary

inane
adjective
us
/ɪˈneɪn/
extremelysillyorlackingrealmeaningorimportance:
There are so many inaneprogramsontelevision!
(Definition ofinanefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinane

inane
It did not mean, however, that good letters or the classics wereinane.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The bland materials of the past never offended anybody because they were dealing with sometimes quiteinaneand silly human interest materials.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These are the merelyinane, and artists sometimes portray them with mouth agape, teeth erose and prominent.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Weak readings veer between two interpretative poles, either offering what would appear to be no interpretation or offering aninaneone.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Of all theinaneinterjections that is the mostinane.
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Does he recognise the extent to which the judiciary is brought into disrepute by the silly andinaneremarks of some judges?
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It was aninane, inept, insipid, incompetent, irrelevant and immaterial speech.
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I will not be put off my stride by theseinanequestions.
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Will he withdraw hisinanereply and give me a proper reply—a reply to which the unemployed in my constituency are entitled?
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It comes up with suggestions—frankly, quiteinanesuggestions—that people might be helped to relocate before the airport is built.
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One cannot help listening toinaneconversations, which presumably cost money.
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That is why her speech can be described as being not merelyinaneand innate but totally inapposite to our problems today.
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That suggestion isinanebecause that is not the position.
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I am bound to say that it is difficult to think of a moreinaneproposal.
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I am particularly tempted to deal with some of the more naive andinaneones.
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