inane
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++i·nane /ɪˈneɪn/ adjective STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEvery stupid or without much meaning 愚蠢至极的；无意义的，空洞的 Most pop lyrics are pretty inane. 大部分流行歌曲的歌词都相当空洞。 an inane remark 空话 —inanely adverb Dave smiled inanely. 戴夫傻笑了一下。 —inanity /ɪˈnænəti/ noun [countable, uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
inane• Lots and lots of rumors, most of which are inane.• I quickly switch the subject, asking him something inane about eighteenth-century poetics.• But in this return he sometimes found something as horribly inane as the tedium of the city clerk's world.• Penelope began an inane conversation about a recent best seller she had read.• Penny began an inane conversation about the book she was reading to fill the silence.• Bad acting, weak script and inane dialogue -- this movie is truly awful.• The evening was conducted according to the inane form of a quiz show.• In spite of his inane malapropisms, he can talk circles around everyone else in the book.• an inane movieOrigin inane (1500-1600) Latin inanisi·nane adjectiveChineseSyllable
much meaning Corpus stupid without or very
inane
i‧nane /ɪˈneɪn/
adjective
Most pop lyrics are pretty inane.
an inane remark
—inanely adverb:
Dave smiled inanely.
—inanity /ɪˈnænəti, ɪˈnænɪti/ noun [uncountable and countable]
i‧nane /ɪˈneɪn/
adjective Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: inanis
very stupid or without much meaning:Language: Latin
Origin: inanis
—inanely adverb:
—inanity /ɪˈnænəti, ɪˈnænɪti/ noun [uncountable and countable]