inane
inane — 形容詞
1. having so little sense, meaning, or importance that it is hard to take seriously
無意義的
內容空洞、無意義而愚蠢的
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.
Marta rolled her eyes at yet another inane comment from the back of the room.
Marta 翻了個白眼，因為後排又傳來一句空洞無聊的評論。
collocation: inane comment / inane question / inane remark
The television presenter filled the whole hour with inane questions that told viewers nothing.
那位電視主持人整整一小時都在問些空洞的問題，什麼也沒告訴觀眾。
Hyun wondered why the meeting was wasted on such an inane topic.
Hyun 不明白會議為什麼浪費在這麼無意義的議題上。
There is nothing more inane than a comedy show that relies on cheap insults.
沒有什麼比靠低級侮辱來搞笑的喜劇節目更空洞無聊的了。
Nkechi found the film’s story so inane that she walked out after twenty minutes.
Nkechi 覺得那部電影的情節太空洞了，二十分鐘後就離場了。
- 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
- 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.