| 释义 |
scopeless, a.|ˈskəʊplɪs|
[f. scope n. + -less.]
a. Having no purpose or aim; objectless (? obs.).
b. Not affording scope or opportunity.
1666Bp. S. Parker Free & Impart. Censure (1667) 81 Which scopeless desire of searching into things exempt from humane Inquisition, is that which renders Curiosity Criminal. 1866J. H. Newman Gerontius §1 And drop from out this universal frame Into that shapeless, scopeless, blank abyss, That utter nothingness, of which I came. 1882Society 7 Oct. 12/2 Mr. E. H. Sothern acted well in the scopeless character of the Squire's son. |