meaninglessness
meaninglessness — 名詞
1. the fact that a word, sign, or piece of writing does not express any clear messa
無意義
文字、符號不表達任何意思的性質
the fact that a word, sign, or piece of writing does not express any clear message or idea at all — for example, random characters on a page or sounds whose purpose is unknown.
The strange old symbols on the tablet had a mysterious beauty yet complete meaninglessness.
古老石碑上的奇怪符號有一種神祕的美感，卻又完全無意義。
complete meaninglessness of symbols or text
After the computer error, the report was full of random letters with a frustrating meaninglessness.
電腦出錯後，那份報告充滿了隨機字母，令人感到沮喪的無意義。
Charlotte stared at the garbled message and felt overwhelmed by its total meaninglessness.
Charlotte 看著那則亂碼訊息，對它的完全無意義感到不知所措。
Linguists debated whether the chanted sounds had meaning or were pure meaninglessness.
語言學家們爭論那些吟唱的聲音是否具有意義，還是純粹的無意義。
The toddler's drawing was full of bright colours despite the apparent meaninglessness of the shapes.
幼兒的畫作充滿了鮮豔的色彩，儘管那些形狀顯然是無意義的。
- nonsense
more informal; often refers to speech or writing that is silly or untrue rather than literally empty of meaning
- emptiness
broader in scope; can also describe a lack of emotion or substance, not just meaning
- senselessness
stronger connotation of irrationality or absurdity beyond simple absence of meaning
- meaning
the quality of expressing a clear idea or purpose
- significance
highlights importance or import rather than basic semantic content
用法筆記
Frequently used with 'complete', 'total', or 'pure' as modifiers (complete meaninglessness, total meaninglessness) and with 'of' to specify what lacks meaning (the meaninglessness of the symbols).
常見錯誤
2. the quality of being unimportant, worthless, or without any real purpose — for e
無價值
不重要或沒有作用的狀態
the quality of being unimportant, worthless, or without any real purpose — for example, a task that achieves nothing or a life that feels empty of value.
After years of pointless meetings, Bao felt a deep sense of meaninglessness in his work.
經過多年毫無意義的會議，Bao 深感自己的工作充滿了無價值感。
deep sense of meaninglessness — about purpose or value
The long walk through the empty desert gave Rohan a strange feeling of meaninglessness.
在空曠沙漠中長途跋涉，讓 Rohan 產生了一種奇怪的無價值感。
Sora argued that chasing money without a greater goal leads to meaninglessness.
Sora 認為，追求金錢卻沒有更遠大的目標，最終只會導向無價值。
For Tamar, the endless paperwork brought a quiet meaninglessness to her afternoons.
對 Tamar 而言，永無止盡的文書工作讓她的下午籠罩在靜默的無價值之中。
The volunteers refused to accept the meaninglessness of their task and kept trying to help.
志工們拒絕接受他們的任務是無價值的，並且繼續努力提供幫助。
- pointlessness
emphasises wasted effort or lack of purpose; more concrete and everyday
- worthlessness
focuses on lack of value rather than lack of purpose
- futility
more formal; suggests that any attempt to act is doomed to fail
- importance
direct opposite in terms of value and relevance
- purpose
the sense of having a goal or reason to act
用法筆記
Commonly appears with nouns for feelings or attitudes: 'a sense of meaninglessness', 'a feeling of meaninglessness', 'despair at the meaninglessness of something'. Often describes situations, routines, or life conditions rather than individual words or texts.
常見錯誤
3. the quality of being confusing or impossible to understand, so that a piece of s
費解
難以理解或意義模糊的狀態
the quality of being confusing or impossible to understand, so that a piece of speech or writing feels as though it carries no clear sense — even if the individual words are recognisable.
Bilal read the badly translated instructions several times and grew annoyed at their meaninglessness.
Bilal 把那份翻譯很差的說明書讀了好幾遍，對它的費解感到惱火。
meaninglessness of confusing or poorly written text
The abstract poem was beautiful to Eleni, but its apparent meaninglessness confused the critics.
Eleni 覺得那首抽象詩很美，但它明顯的費解讓評論家感到困惑。
Ezra admitted that the paragraph needed rewriting because its meaninglessness would frustrate readers.
Ezra 承認那段文章需要重寫，因為它的費解會讓讀者感到挫折。
The teacher explained that the sentence had a grammatical structure but grammatical meaninglessness.
老師解釋說，那個句子有語法結構，但卻有語法上的費解。
Obi tried to translate the ancient chant but gave up on its meaninglessness.
Obi 試圖翻譯那首古老的頌歌，但最終因其費解而放棄了。
- incomprehensibility
more formal; describes something that cannot be understood at all
- obscurity
focuses on being hard to grasp due to vagueness or complexity rather than literal absence of meaning
- vagueness
softer; about imprecision and lack of clarity, not complete absence of meaning
- clarity
the quality of being easy to understand
- comprehensibility
formal; the quality of being understandable
meaninglessness — 形容詞
- meaninglessnesspositive
- more meaninglessnesscomparative
- most meaninglessnesssuperlative
1. not having any meaning, purpose, or real value — for example, words that say not
無意義的
沒有意義、目的或價值
not having any meaning, purpose, or real value — for example, words that say nothing useful, a promise that is not kept, or a gesture that achieves nothing.
Obi threw away the meaningless flyer without reading it.
Obi 把那張無意義的傳單丟掉了，連看都沒看。
Charlotte found the politician's long, meaningless speech boring and walked out early.
Charlotte 覺得那位政治人物又長又無意義的演說很無聊，就提早離場了。
meaningless speech — talk without real content or purpose
The data showed a pattern, but the numbers alone were meaningless without context.
那些數據呈現出一種模式，但若沒有背景資訊，這些數字本身是無意義的。
Sade felt that the award was meaningless because the committee had not followed fair rules.
Sade 認為那個獎項是無意義的，因為委員會沒有遵循公平的規則。
Joshua's promise turned out to be completely meaningless when he broke it the next day.
Joshua 的承諾最終證明是完全無意義的，因為他第二天就違背了。
- meaningful
having importance, value, or a clear message
- significant
carrying importance or notable effect