meaninglessly
meaninglessly — 副詞
1. in a manner that lacks sense, purpose, or significance; doing, saying, or happen
無意義地
以缺乏意義或目的之方式
in a manner that lacks sense, purpose, or significance; doing, saying, or happening without communicating anything of value or consequence.
Otis stared meaninglessly at the wall for an hour after hearing the news.
Otis 聽到消息後，無意義地盯著牆壁看了一個小時。
stare meaninglessly at — for blank, unfocused looking
Greta felt the conversation had drifted meaninglessly from topic to topic.
Greta 覺得話題無意義地從一個跳到另一個，毫無進展。
conversation + drift meaninglessly — for aimless, rambling talk
The printer buzzed meaninglessly in the corner, producing nothing but blank pages.
印表機在角落無意義地嗡嗡作響，只吐出空白紙張。
Ishaan waved his hands meaninglessly, unable to explain what he wanted.
Ishaan 無意義地揮舞雙手，無法解釋他想要什麼。
The numbers on the spreadsheet scrolled meaninglessly past Putri's tired eyes.
試算表上的數字無意義地滑過 Putri 疲憊的雙眼。
- pointlessly
stronger emphasis on the absence of any useful outcome
- uselessly
focuses on the lack of practical effect or benefit
- futilely
more formal; suggests effort that is doomed to fail from the start
- vainly
literary or poetic tone; implies effort with no hope of success
- meaningfully
with clear purpose, significance, or intention
- purposefully
in a determined, deliberate way with a clear goal
用法筆記
Typically describes actions (staring, waving, chattering) or processes (drifting, scrolling) where the subject is not achieving anything. The adverb emphasises emptiness of effort rather than failure. Also appears before adjectives and present participles (e.g. 'meaninglessly complicated,' 'meaninglessly blinking') to show the quality or action lacks purpose. Do not use before a bare noun or after linking verbs — the adjective 'meaningless' is correct in those positions.