purposelessness
purposelessness — 名詞
1. the state of having no clear goal, reason, or intention behind what you do or wh
無目的性
缺乏明確目標或意圖的狀態
the state of having no clear goal, reason, or intention behind what you do or what happens in your life
After retiring, Hiro felt a deep sense of purposelessness that surprised him.
Hiro 退休後感到一陣深深的無目的性，這讓他很意外。
collocation: sense of purposelessness
The novel explores the purposelessness of modern life through its characters' empty routines.
這部小說透過角色空洞的日常探討現代生活的無目的性。
Selim described the purposelessness he felt in a job that required no effort or thought.
Selim 描述他在那份不需要努力或思考的工作中所感受到的無目的性。
Lakshmi's art captures the quiet purposelessness of waiting in train stations and hospital halls.
Lakshmi 的藝術捕捉了在火車站和醫院走廊等待時那種安靜的無目的性。
The purposelessness of the project became clear when no one could explain why it existed.
當沒有人能解釋那個計劃為何存在時，它的無目的性就變得顯而易見了。
- meaninglessness
emphasises lack of significance or value, not just lack of direction
- pointlessness
more concrete — suggests an action or effort that achieves nothing
- emptiness
more emotional; describes a hollow, sad feeling rather than a lack of goals
- purposefulness
the quality of having a clear goal or direction
文法句型
a sense / feeling of purposelessness
用法筆記
Formed by adding the suffix -less (meaning 'without') to 'purpose' and then -ness (meaning 'state or quality'). Writers often pair this noun with 'sense of' or 'feeling of' to describe a person's inner experience.
常見錯誤
purposelessness — 形容詞
- purposelessnesspositive
- more purposelessnesscomparative
- most purposelessnesssuperlative
1. done or happening without a clear reason, goal, or meaningful direction; seeming
無目的的
沒有目標或意義的
done or happening without a clear reason, goal, or meaningful direction; seeming to have no real point
Dewi stared at the purposeless pile of paperwork that no one would ever read.
Dewi 盯著那堆不會有人閱讀的無目的文件。
attributive: purposeless + noun (thing with no function)
Asher wandered through the empty mall in what felt like a purposeless afternoon.
Asher 在一間空蕩蕩的購物中心裡閒逛，度過了一個無目的的下午。
The meeting felt completely purposeless — they discussed nothing and decided even less.
那場會議感覺完全無目的——他們什麼也沒討論，決策更是一項都沒有。
After the festival ended, the decorations looked purposeless hanging in the rain.
節慶結束後，那些裝飾品掛在雨中看起來很無目的。
Sofia found the argument entirely purposeless since both sides already agreed.
Sofia 覺得那場爭論完全無目的，因為雙方早就達成共識了。
- pointless
more common in everyday English; emphasises that an action has no useful result
- meaningless
suggests a lack of significance or value rather than a lack of direction
- aimless
focuses on the lack of a specific goal, especially in movement or behaviour
- purposeful
having a clear aim or reason
文法句型
purposeless + noun
be / seem / feel + purposeless
用法筆記
Frequently used with verbs of perception and state: 'feel', 'seem', 'look', 'find + object + purposeless'. The closest common synonym is 'pointless' in everyday speech.