流逝汉英词典

vain

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [veɪn]
  • 美式音标 [veɪn]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • adj.自负的；徒劳的；无效的；虚荣的

词源解说

  • 直接源自古法语的vain，意为没有价值的；最初源自拉丁语的vanus，意为空着的。

词根记忆

  • 他很自负(vain)，到头来一无所获(gain)

同根派生

  • adj性质的同根词
    vainglorious：虚荣心强的；非常自负的。
  • adv性质的同根词
    vainly：徒劳地；无益地；枉然地。
  • n性质的同根词
    vainglory：虚荣；自负。

英汉例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)

    用作定语: ～+ n.

  • She is one of those vain people who never take others' advice.
    她属于那种自负得从不听别人劝告的人。

    • 用作表语: S+be+～

  • All my efforts were vain.
    我的一切努力都白费了。

    • S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

  • He's very vain of his abilities.
    他对于自己的能力很自负。

    • It is/was+～+to- v

  • It is vain to resist.
    抵抗是没用的。

    • 用作宾语补足语: S+V+O+～

  • Too much praise can make a man vain.
    过度的赞扬会使人自负。

词组短语

    用作形容词 (adj.)

    ～+介词

  • be vain about 〔of〕 为…而自负

    • 短语

  • vain of 自夸的
  • Miror Vain 吉他摇滚
  • vain n 徒劳;白费;白搭
  • n vain 徒劳
  • Vain taivas 夜空填满了

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • (NOT SUCCESSFUL) unsuccessful; of no value
  • (SELFISH) too interested in your own appearance or achievements

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • 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.

专业释义

    医药科学

  • 徒劳的；虚荣的；空虚的