senseless

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. 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.
  2. Lacking meaning or purpose; without common sense.
    — What a senseless waste of money.
  3. Without a discernible meaning or purpose, especially of a violent or evil act.
    — The school shooting was a senseless act of violence.
  4. Without consideration, awareness or sound judgement
    — He took senseless risks, not even aware of the danger he was in.

词形变化

more senseless comparative most senseless superlative senselesse alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

词源

Etymology tree
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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