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单词 nonsensical
释义

Definition of nonsensical in English:

nonsensical

adjective nɒnˈsɛnsɪk(ə)lˌnɑnˈsɛnsək(ə)l
  • 1Having no meaning; making no sense.

    a nonsensical argument
    he dismissed the claim as nonsensical
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As their argument sinks, the nonsensical numbers of the Lancet Study are all that is left to cling to.
    • Instead, many critics have focused on a fairly nonsensical argument.
    • We should nip this nonsensical argument in the bud before it's taken too far, and the federal government follows.
    • I couldn't remember all the games I came up with, some that made sense and others that were completely nonsensical.
    • Then, having apparently resolved their nonsensical argument, the sorcerer said a phrase in a language Isobel did not understand.
    • Van Bebber and Taylor pointed out the same errors in Ross's earlier book, and it's tiresome to see Ross repeating discredited nonsensical arguments time after time.
    • As a result, he develops more arguments against rationalism, and finds them more and more nonsensical and therefore less worthwhile reading.
    • I laughed, delighted with the nonsensical argument.
    • But here's the philosophical conundrum: how can one exercise common sense when the rules themselves are nonsensical?
    • This argument is as nonsensical as it is cruel and an extra billion is not enough.
    • It was a nonsensical argument and one got the impression that Kerr did not believe it himself.
    • Her experience is not only painful; it seems meaningless and nonsensical.
    • Consequently, his lawyers are talking to Martel's lawyers, who are the only people likely to profit from this nonsensical argument.
    • So we must try to make sense of what seems on the surface to be nonsensical.
    • If the writer's argument is nonsensical, readers are quick to say so.
    • In sensory or receptive aphasia, there is a problem with comprehension, and affected people produce speech that sounds fluent but is actually nonsensical or full of meaningless jargon.
    • As the wall is not finished, this is a nonsensical argument.
    • However, words tend to fail when it comes to making sense of Herriman's often nonsensical tales.
    • And in any case, we could take the second meaning of the word ‘insubstantial’ into consideration and say that dreams are meaningless and far too nonsensical.
    • It looked nonsensical and meaningless but held its own importance.
    Synonyms
    meaningless, senseless, illogical, unmeaning
  • 2Ridiculously impractical or ill-advised.

    a tax that everyone recognizes was nonsensical
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Bascially it would require a 10% swing to the Tories today from Labour to give them a chance of government which from what I know of the voting proportions is such a ludicrous number as to make it nonsensical.
    • If the present economic relations are simply absurd and nonsensical, hollow at their center, something to be rejected, then what is the prospect for a different life emerging?
    • No parking all day is totally out of order, ludicrous, and nonsensical.
    • There were committee members making wild - and occasionally nonsensical - charges.
    • My plan, in short, was to nod a lot and agree with whatever anyone said, however idiotic or nonsensical.
    • Do they not see these weapons act as a much-needed deterrent against the irrationality of terrorist states and their nonsensical anti-Western ideologies?
    • The chair of the committee at that time, Janet Mackey, who is one of the most sensible members in the Labour caucus, recognised that it was nonsensical and foolish legislation.
    • It has been condemned as irrational and nonsensical; on the other hand, it has been considered the supreme expression of the human spirit.
    • Part 2 of this bill is the part that deals with the nonsensical, silly approach that has been applied by this Government.
    Synonyms
    foolish, insane, stupid, lunatic, idiotic, illogical, irrational, zany, senseless, absurd, silly, inane, asinine, hare-brained, ridiculous, ludicrous, wild, preposterous, fatuous
    informal crazy, crackpot, crackbrained, nutty, wacky
    British informal daft

Derivatives

  • nonsensicality

  • noun nɒnˌsɛnsɪˈkalɪti
  • nonsensically

  • adverb nɒnˈsɛnsɪk(ə)liˌnɑnˈsɛnsək(ə)li
    • Everyone else would say it was fine, even good but all I'd be able to remember was being tongue-tied one minute and jabbering away nonsensically the next.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It was only midnight and he was already stumbling and babbling nonsensically.
      • I become flushed and flustered and I start to mumble nonsensically like the village idiot.
      • I remember there was something about swapping nonsensically named files, but I can't remember which they were.
      • She was drunk, and giddy, and tired, and thus was babbling nonsensically, and he shouldn't take anything she said too seriously.

Rhymes

commonsensical

Definition of nonsensical in US English:

nonsensical

adjectiveˌnänˈsensək(ə)lˌnɑnˈsɛnsək(ə)l
  • 1Having no meaning; making no sense.

    a nonsensical argument
    he dismissed the claim as nonsensical
    Example sentencesExamples
    • If the writer's argument is nonsensical, readers are quick to say so.
    • Then, having apparently resolved their nonsensical argument, the sorcerer said a phrase in a language Isobel did not understand.
    • Consequently, his lawyers are talking to Martel's lawyers, who are the only people likely to profit from this nonsensical argument.
    • I couldn't remember all the games I came up with, some that made sense and others that were completely nonsensical.
    • But here's the philosophical conundrum: how can one exercise common sense when the rules themselves are nonsensical?
    • I laughed, delighted with the nonsensical argument.
    • So we must try to make sense of what seems on the surface to be nonsensical.
    • Instead, many critics have focused on a fairly nonsensical argument.
    • Van Bebber and Taylor pointed out the same errors in Ross's earlier book, and it's tiresome to see Ross repeating discredited nonsensical arguments time after time.
    • It was a nonsensical argument and one got the impression that Kerr did not believe it himself.
    • As the wall is not finished, this is a nonsensical argument.
    • It looked nonsensical and meaningless but held its own importance.
    • As their argument sinks, the nonsensical numbers of the Lancet Study are all that is left to cling to.
    • And in any case, we could take the second meaning of the word ‘insubstantial’ into consideration and say that dreams are meaningless and far too nonsensical.
    • We should nip this nonsensical argument in the bud before it's taken too far, and the federal government follows.
    • As a result, he develops more arguments against rationalism, and finds them more and more nonsensical and therefore less worthwhile reading.
    • This argument is as nonsensical as it is cruel and an extra billion is not enough.
    • In sensory or receptive aphasia, there is a problem with comprehension, and affected people produce speech that sounds fluent but is actually nonsensical or full of meaningless jargon.
    • However, words tend to fail when it comes to making sense of Herriman's often nonsensical tales.
    • Her experience is not only painful; it seems meaningless and nonsensical.
    Synonyms
    meaningless, senseless, illogical, unmeaning
  • 2Ridiculously impractical or ill-advised.

    a tax that everyone recognizes was nonsensical
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It has been condemned as irrational and nonsensical; on the other hand, it has been considered the supreme expression of the human spirit.
    • Bascially it would require a 10% swing to the Tories today from Labour to give them a chance of government which from what I know of the voting proportions is such a ludicrous number as to make it nonsensical.
    • If the present economic relations are simply absurd and nonsensical, hollow at their center, something to be rejected, then what is the prospect for a different life emerging?
    • The chair of the committee at that time, Janet Mackey, who is one of the most sensible members in the Labour caucus, recognised that it was nonsensical and foolish legislation.
    • Do they not see these weapons act as a much-needed deterrent against the irrationality of terrorist states and their nonsensical anti-Western ideologies?
    • My plan, in short, was to nod a lot and agree with whatever anyone said, however idiotic or nonsensical.
    • No parking all day is totally out of order, ludicrous, and nonsensical.
    • Part 2 of this bill is the part that deals with the nonsensical, silly approach that has been applied by this Government.
    • There were committee members making wild - and occasionally nonsensical - charges.
    Synonyms
    foolish, insane, stupid, lunatic, idiotic, illogical, irrational, zany, senseless, absurd, silly, inane, asinine, hare-brained, ridiculous, ludicrous, wild, preposterous, fatuous
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