inane

inane — adjective

1. having so little sense, meaning, or importance that it is hard to take seriously

1.形容詞C1
釋義

having so little sense, meaning, or importance that it is hard to take seriously — used especially about remarks, ideas, or behaviour that seem like a waste of time.

例句

Marta rolled her eyes at yet another inane comment from the back of the room.

collocation: inane comment / inane question / inane remark

The television presenter filled the whole hour with inane questions that told viewers nothing.

同義詞
  • silly

    less formal and broader; can describe childish behaviour or trivial ideas

  • pointless

    emphasises lack of purpose or effect rather than emptiness of content

  • vacuous

    more formal and literary, stressing a complete lack of intelligent thought

  • fatuous

    formal, describes a kind of complacent or smug foolishness

反義詞
  • meaningful

    having real importance or value

  • profound

    showing great depth of thought or understanding

用法筆記

Applied primarily to what people say or produce (comments, questions, TV shows), not to people themselves.

常見錯誤

❌The company rejected my idea as insane.
✅The company rejected my idea as inane.
💡'insane' means mentally ill or extremely unreasonable; 'inane' means empty of meaning or silly.