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vacuous (adj.) 無智慧思想的、空洞無意義的、面無表情的
[字源解析]
vacu-
拉丁字根 vacuum 'empty'(表 "空") 如:vacation '假期'、vacant '空的'、vacuum '真空'
-ous
形容詞尾
vacu + ous 'lacking or showing emptiness of thoughts; mindless'
[語音表義解析]
v 在字中發[ v ] 的摩擦音,摩擦的力氣大但聲音小。因此 v 開頭的有些單字,常有「空虛」之引伸意義,如 vanish '消失'、vacancy '空缺'、vanity '空虛、虛榮'、vapor '水蒸氣'、vase '花瓶'等等。
[例句]
The actress was very pretty, but her vacuous expression showed that she would not becapable of a dramatic role .
這名女演員很漂亮,但她空洞的表情顯示她無法勝任戲劇演出。
[同義字]
mindless、vacant、empty、asinine、fatuous、inane
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