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

• He bombarded the lecturer with inane questions.
  他向讲演者提了一连串无比愚蠢的问题。
• Despite such inane commentary in the press, she thrived, both in terms of professional reputation and financial success.
  这样空洞的新闻报道并没有妨碍西伯特在职业声誉和经济两方面都取得成功。
• It is good that I am too sophisticated to be rattled by your inane comments.
  我太乱了，不能说很多你的瞎想，这是好事。
• But even a flawed proposal is better than inane cries for leadership.
  不过，即便是一项有缺陷的建议也要强于对领导力的空洞呼唤。
• 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。
• 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。
• To have access to literature, world literature, was to escape the prison of national vanity, of philistinism, of compulsory provincialism, of inane schooling, of imperfect destinies and bad luck.
  接触文学，接触世界文学，不啻是逃出民族虚荣心的监狱、市侩的监狱、强迫性的地方主义监狱、愚蠢的学校教育的监狱、不完美的命运和怀运气的监狱。
• 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。
• An inane remark, question, etc
  无聊的言语、问题等
• Turn off Push and Fetch and all the other emphatic verbs that bring inane Facebook updates and new e-mails to your attention like a cat proudly dropping an especially fresh rodent at your feet.
  就像一只猫自豪地把一只刚死的老鼠叼到你的脚边一样，关掉那些收发的信息以及其他所有会成为无意义的Facebook更新的微博语言，还有引起你的注意的电子邮件。