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

• 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。
• There are too many inane quiz shows and imported detective series on television these days.
  现在电视中毫无意义的智力竞答节目和引进的侦探系列片太多。
• 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。
• I don't know all that much about soccer, but I sure didn't waste any time asking Luca inane questions about what was going on in the game.
  我对足球所知甚少，但我并未浪费任何时间去询问卢卡，有关比赛进行当中的种种无聊问题。
• He bombarded the lecturer with inane questions.
  他向讲演者提了一连串无比愚蠢的问题。
• They don't value what they regard as inane and pointless.
  他们不屑于他们视为空无意义的东西。
• You going to keep up this inane questioning for much longer?
  你想让这没用的讯问持续多久？
• 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。
• 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！
• 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。