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inanities

/ɪˈnænɪtiz/

Meanings
noun

空虚，无聊，乏味。

The property of being inane, of lacking material of interest or satisfaction, emptiness.

Examples :

"The meeting dragged on for hours, filled with the inanities of pointless updates and irrelevant anecdotes, making everyone feel like they were wasting their time. "
会议拖了好几个小时，内容全是些空洞无聊的更新和不相干的轶事，让人觉得完全是在浪费时间。
abstract quality being philosophy mind

Related Words

Illustration bureaucracy

bureaucracy noun

/bjʊəˈɹɒkɹəsi/ /bjʊˈɹɑːkɹəsi/

官僚主义，官僚作风

"The school's bureaucracy required multiple forms and signatures for the permission slip. "

学校的官僚作风导致填写一张许可单都需要好几份表格和签名。

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

东西，事物

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

我朋友告诉我盒子里有东西，但我还不知道那是什么。

Illustration material

material noun

/məˈtɪəɹɪəl/ /məˈtɪɹi.əl/

材料， 材质

"Asphalt, composed of oil and sand, is a widely used material for roads."

沥青是由石油和沙子组成的，是一种广泛使用的道路材料。

Illustration emptiness

emptiness noun

/ˈɛmptinəs/

空虚，虚空。

"After her children moved out, a deep emptiness filled her house. "

孩子们搬走后，她家里充满了深深的空虚感。

Illustration anecdotes

anecdotes noun

/ˈæ.nɪk.doʊts/

轶事，趣闻.

"My grandfather loves to tell anecdotes about his childhood, and we always enjoy listening to his stories. "

我爷爷很喜欢讲他小时候的轶事趣闻，我们总是很喜欢听他讲故事。

Illustration everyone

everyone pronoun

/ˈɛv.ɹi.wʌn/

每个人，人人

"Everyone in the class needs to bring their textbook to the first lecture. "

班里每个人都需要带课本去第一节课。

Illustration pointless

pointless adjective

/ˈpɔɪntləs/

无意义，没有意义。

"a pointless knife"

一把钝头刀

Illustration interest

interest noun

/ˈɪntəɹɪst/ /ˈɪntəɹst/

利息，利率。

"Our bank offers borrowers an annual interest of 5%."

我们银行向贷款人提供5%的年利率利息。

Illustration satisfaction

satisfaction noun

/sætɪsˈfækʃən/

满意，满足感

"After studying hard for the exam, the student felt a great satisfaction. "

认真备考之后，这个学生感到非常大的满足感。

Illustration bedeviled

bedeviled verb

/bɪˈdevəld/ /bɪˈdevɪld/

困扰，缠绕.

"Constant technical problems bedeviled the project, causing delays and frustration. "

持续不断的技术问题一直困扰着这个项目，导致了延误和挫败感。

Illustration property

property noun

/ˈpɹɒp.ət.i/ /ˈpɹɑp.ɚt.i/

财产，所有物

"Important types of property include real property (land), personal property (other physical possessions), and intellectual property (rights over artistic creations, inventions, etc.)."

重要的财产类型包括不动产（土地），个人财产（其他有形物品）和知识产权（对艺术创作、发明等的权利）。

Illustration irrelevant

irrelevant adjective

/ɪˈrɛləvənt/ /ɪˈrɛləvənt/

不相关的，不重要的。

"The teacher's lecture about ancient Roman history was irrelevant to our current math lesson. "

老师讲的古罗马历史和我们现在的数学课毫不相关。