pointless

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pointless 指某事没有意义、目的或价值,常用来形容行动、讨论或事物显得徒劳或无用。

用法要点

句型搭配

pointless 通常用作表语形容词,后接名词或动名词,描述事物缺乏意义。常见句型包括 'It is pointless to do something' 或 'Something is pointless'。

• It is pointless to argue.
• The meeting was pointless.
• Doing that seems pointless.

介词用法

pointless 常与介词 'to' 连用,表示对某人或某事无意义,如 'pointless to someone'。在正式语境中,也可用 'in' 引出具体领域,但较少见。

• pointless to me
• pointless in this context
• pointless for the team

语域说明

pointless 适用于日常口语和书面语,语气中性偏负面,表示批评或失望。在正式场合如商务报告中,可用更委婉的词如 'ineffective' 替代。

• a pointless effort (日常)
• The discussion proved pointless. (书面)
• pointless bureaucracy (批评性)

否定强调

pointless 本身已含否定意义,强调完全无价值,常与 'absolutely' 或 'utterly' 等副词连用以加强语气,避免与 'not' 直接连用造成冗余。

• absolutely pointless
• utterly pointless
• completely pointless

基础例句

It's pointless to worry about things you can't change.

担心你无法改变的事情是毫无意义的。

The argument was pointless because neither side would listen.

这场争论毫无意义,因为双方都不肯听对方的。

I find it pointless to watch that show—it's just repetitive.

我觉得看那个节目很没意思,内容总是重复的。

Trying to fix that old phone is pointless; it's broken beyond repair.

试图修理那部旧手机是徒劳的,它已经坏得修不好了。

高级例句

The research was deemed pointless due to its lack of practical application in the industry.

这项研究被认为毫无意义,因为它在工业领域缺乏实际应用价值。

In the business meeting, the prolonged debate over minor details proved utterly pointless.

在商务会议中,对细节问题的冗长讨论被证明是完全徒劳的。

The academic paper was criticized for its pointless digressions that did not contribute to the main argument.

这篇学术论文因无关紧要的离题内容而受到批评,这些内容对主要论点毫无贡献。

Implementing such a policy without stakeholder input would be a pointless exercise in corporate governance.

在没有利益相关者参与的情况下实施这样的政策,将是公司治理中一次毫无意义的尝试。

高频搭配

verb

seem pointlessprove pointlessmake something pointlessconsider pointlessfind pointless

adjective

absolutely pointlessutterly pointlesscompletely pointlesstotally pointlessseemingly pointless

noun

pointless argumentpointless discussionpointless taskpointless effortpointless exercise

adverb

pointlessly arguepointlessly spendpointlessly wastepointlessly continue

preposition

pointless to someonepointless in somethingpointless for a purposepointless without context

phrase

a pointless endeavorserve no purposebe a waste of timelead nowhereachieve nothing

常见错误

❌ 错误:It is not pointless to try.
✓ 正确:It is pointless to try.

pointless 本身已表示“无意义的”,加上 'not' 会造成双重否定,使句子含义模糊。正确用法应直接使用 pointless 表达否定意义。

❌ 错误:This is a pointless thing.
✓ 正确:This is pointless.

中文学习者常直译“无意义的事情”,但英语中 'pointless' 可直接修饰主语,添加 'thing' 显得冗余。应简化表达以更符合母语习惯。

❌ 错误:He felt pointless about the project.
✓ 正确:He felt that the project was pointless.

pointless 描述事物而非人的感受,错误用法混淆了形容词的主语。正确结构应为 'something is pointless' 或 'find something pointless'。

近义词辨析

meaningless

meaningless 强调缺乏意义或重要性,常用于抽象事物如言语或符号;pointless 更侧重缺乏实际目的或效果,多用于具体行动或努力。

His apology seemed meaningless. (强调言语空洞) vs. The effort was pointless. (强调行动无效)

futile

futile 语气更强,暗示徒劳且注定失败,常带绝望感;pointless 更中性,指缺乏合理目的,可能只是低效而非完全失败。

Resisting change is futile. (暗示不可避免的失败) vs. The meeting was pointless. (指会议无实际成果)

useless

useless 直接表示“无用的”,强调功能性缺失;pointless 更偏向“无意义的”,强调目的或价值的缺乏,可能事物本身有用但在此情境下无意义。

This tool is useless. (工具本身失效) vs. This discussion is pointless. (讨论无目标价值)