nonsensical

英 [nɒnˈsensɪkl]

美 [nɑːnˈsensɪkl]

adj.  荒谬的; 无意义的

GRE

BNC.19291 / COCA.20151

牛津词典

adj.

• 荒谬的；无意义的
  ridiculous; with no meaning

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 愚蠢的;荒唐的;瞎说的
  If you say that something isnonsensical, you think it is stupid, ridiculous, or untrue.
  1. It seemed to me that Sir Robert's arguments were nonsensical...
     在我看来，罗伯特爵士的争辩纯属瞎说。
  2. There were no nonsensical promises about reviving the economy.
     复苏经济的承诺是千真万确的。

英英释义

adj

• having no intelligible meaning
  1. nonsense syllables
  2. a nonsensical jumble of words
  Synonym:nonsense(a)
• incongruous
  1. the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
  2. that's a cockeyed idea
  3. ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
  4. a contribution so small as to be laughable
  5. it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
  6. a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
  7. her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
  Synonym:absurdcockeyedderisoryidioticlaughableludicrouspreposterousridiculous

双语例句

• I think it's all just nonsensical gibberish.
  我觉得它不过是无意义的胡言乱语。
• If the tug-of-war happens to be nonsensical and destructive, then the way to truly win is to drop the rope.
  如果这样的一场拔河恰好是荒谬的和破坏性的，那么真正胜利的方法就是把绳子放下。
• The obvious mistakes of this novel are several nonsensical parts.
  几处明显违反常识的部分正是这部小说的硬伤。
• However, to the contrary, there are some adverse sorts of rituals and ceremonies existing in our society and its nonsensical meaning and spiritual conception are always confusing our mind.
  然而，相反来说，总有一些负面的各种风俗和仪式存在于我们的社会中，它的荒谬的内涵和精神概念都常常使我们感到愈发迷惑和不解。
• All this talk about a shortage of energy looks rather nonsensical.
  这番有关能源短缺的话看来是瞎说一通。
• He said several nonsensical things.
  他说了许多荒谬的话。
• Hence, any content, however absurd and nonsensical, can be viewed as possible.
  因此任何内容，即使最荒谬、最无意识的东西，均可看作是可能的。
• In the experiment, adults were given four different coloured cards and asked to associate nonsensical words with them.
  实验中，给成年人4张不同的彩色卡片，让他们自己把卡片跟没有意义的单词联系在一起。
• You see, all these kinds of nonsensical things.
  你们看，都是这些无聊的事！
• This attitude seemed nonsensical to the general public.
  这种态度在公众看来似乎很荒唐。