senseless
形容词 adj.
英文释义
形容词 adj.
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Without feeling or desire to work; deprived of sensation.
— The blow to his head rendered him senseless; he didn’t awaken until he was in the ambulance.
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Lacking meaning or purpose; without common sense.
— What a senseless waste of money.
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Without a discernible meaning or purpose, especially of a violent or evil act.
— The school shooting was a senseless act of violence.
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Without consideration, awareness or sound judgement
— He took senseless risks, not even aware of the danger he was in.
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Proto-Indo-European *sent-der.
Proto-Italic *sentjō
Latin sentiō
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Italic *-tus
Latin -tus
Latin sēnsusbor.
Proto-Germanic *sinnaz
Frankish *sinnbor.
Vulgar Latin *sennus
Old French sensbor.
Middle English sense
English sense
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.
Proto-Germanic *leusaną
Proto-Germanic *lausaz
Proto-Germanic *-lausaz
Proto-West Germanic *-laus
Old English -lēas
Middle English -les
English -less
English senseless
From sense + -less. Compare Saterland Frisian sinloos (“senseless, foolish”).
Proto-Indo-European *sent-der.
Proto-Italic *sentjō
Latin sentiō
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Italic *-tus
Latin -tus
Latin sēnsusbor.
Proto-Germanic *sinnaz
Frankish *sinnbor.
Vulgar Latin *sennus
Old French sensbor.
Middle English sense
English sense
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.
Proto-Germanic *leusaną
Proto-Germanic *lausaz
Proto-Germanic *-lausaz
Proto-West Germanic *-laus
Old English -lēas
Middle English -les
English -less
English senseless
From sense + -less. Compare Saterland Frisian sinloos (“senseless, foolish”).
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