vain
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 [ve?n]
- 美式音標 [ve?n]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- adj.自負的；徒勞的；無效的；虛榮的
詞源解說
- 直接源自古法語的vain，意為沒有價值的；最初源自拉丁語的vanus，意為空著的。
詞根記憶
- 他很自負(vain)，到頭來一無所獲(gain)
同根派生
- adj性質(zhì)的同根詞
- vainglorious：虛榮心強的；非常自負的。
- adv性質(zhì)的同根詞
- vainly：徒勞地；無益地；枉然地。
- n性質(zhì)的同根詞
- vainglory：虛榮；自負。
英漢例句
- She is one of those vain people who never take others' advice.
她屬于那種自負得從不聽別人勸告的人。 - All my efforts were vain.
我的一切努力都白費了。 - He's very vain of his abilities.
他對于自己的能力很自負。 - It is vain to resist.
抵抗是沒用的。 - Too much praise can make a man vain.
過度的贊揚會使人自負。
用作形容詞 (adj.)
用作定語: ～+ n.
用作表語: S+be+～
S+be+～+ prep .-phrase
It is/was+～+to- v
用作賓語補足語: S+V+O+～
詞組短語
- be vain about 〔of〕 為…而自負
- vain of 自夸的
- Miror Vain 吉他搖滾
- vain n 徒勞;白費;白搭
- n vain 徒勞
- Vain taivas 夜空填滿了
用作形容詞 (adj.)
～+介詞
短語
英英字典
- (NOT SUCCESSFUL) unsuccessful; of no value
- (SELFISH) too interested in your own appearance or achievements
- A vain attempt or action is one that fails to achieve what was intended.
- vainly
- If you describe a hope that something will happen as a vain hope, you mean that there is no chance of it happening.
- vainly
- If you describe someone as vain, you are critical of their extreme pride in their own beauty, intelligence, or other good qualities.
- If you do something in vain, you do not succeed in achieving what you intend.
- If you say that something such as someone's death, suffering, or effort was in vain, you mean that it was useless because it did not achieve anything.
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專業(yè)釋義
- 徒勞的；虛榮的；空虛的