vain

发音

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  • adj.
    徒劳的
    自负的
    无结果的
    无用的

单词词源

vain 徒劳的,虚无的

来自拉丁语vanus,空的,虚无的,来自PIE*wa-no,分开的,遗弃的,词源同vacate,want,wane.

反义词

双语例句

1. No friendship is useless and no day is in vain .
没有友谊是无用的,没有日子是空虚的,
2. Contrary to the selfish greedy " health and weath " gospel , the blessingspromised for one 's generosity are intended to be utilized in furthergenerosity , rather than being wasted on one 's own vain and covetousdesires .
与自私贪婪的“健康发财”福音相反,对一个人的慷慨大方所保证的祝福意在这个祝福被用来更进一步地慷慨大方,而不是浪费在自己空虚、贪婪的欲望上。
3. Love yourself : I don 't mean this in a vain sense .
爱自己:我不是指空虚的感觉。
4. Mrs. mcdaniel said she was not a vain person , but with red lumps all over her face , she was embarrassed to go out .
麦克丹尼尔夫人说,她不是个空虚的人,但是这时她脸上布满了红色肿块,不好意思出门。
5. The scars remind me , too , that in this vain culture our vanity sometimes needs to be punctured and deflated - and that 's not such a bad thing .
这些疤痕还提醒我,在空虚的文化群落,我们的虚荣心有时也需要穿刺,需要收缩这不是一件坏事。

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