| 单词 | vacuous |
| 释义 | vacuous (once / 5791 pages) adj Reserved for the harmlessly stupid and truly meaningless, vacuous is a smart-sounding way to describe something dumb. Celebrity gossip and reality TV are usually pretty vacuous, even if they're fun. If someone smiles at you in a way that seems fake or empty, you could describe the smile as vacuous. An example of a vacuous comment would be a politician promising to make things better without explaining how. If something is vacuous, it's like a vacuum — hollow, empty, devoid of substance. WORD FAMILYvacuous: vacuity, vacuously, vacuousness+/vacuity: vacuities USAGE EXAMPLESHe also quotes Lillian Hellman’s great description of a vacuous actress: “Her face is unclouded by thought.” New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) The president’s vacuous response to Mr. Castro’s death brilliantly reflected the moral cowardice of the “Obama Doctrine.” Washington Post(Dec 02, 2016) For every unexpectedly juicy roundtable discussion, there’s been one featuring vacuous, fact-light commentary rife with false equivalencies, or debates incendiary for their own sake. Time(Nov 07, 2016) 1adj devoid of matter a vacuous space Syn empty holding or containing nothing 2adj void of expression Syn blank incommunicative, uncommunicative not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions 3adj devoid of significance or point vacuous comments Syn empty, hollow meaningless, nonmeaningful having no meaning or direction or purpose 4adj devoid of intelligence Syn asinine, fatuous, inane, mindless foolish devoid of good sense or judgment |
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