vacuous
의미: Having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; empty and purposeless.
Vacuous is a cutting adjective implying intellectual emptiness. 'A vacuous expression' suggests someone with nothing going on behind their eyes. 'Vacuous celebrities,' 'vacuous remarks,' and 'vacuous content' are typical collocations in cultural criticism. The word is stronger and more formal than 'empty-headed' and implies a fundamental absence of substance. It is particularly used to criticise superficiality in media, entertainment, and public discourse.
예문
- The reality show was criticised for promoting vacuous celebrity culture over genuine talent. 这档真人秀因宣传空洞的名人文化而非真正的才华而受到批评。El reality fue criticado por promover una cultura de famosos vacua en detrimento del talento genuino.そのリアリティ番組は、本物の才能よりも中身のない有名人文化を助長しているとして批判された。그 리얼리티 프로그램은 진정한 재능보다 공허한 유명인 문화를 조장한다는 비판을 받았다.
- His vacuous smile suggested he had not understood a single word of the presentation. 他茫然的笑容表明他连发言的一个字都没听懂。Su sonrisa vacua sugería que no había entendido ni una palabra de la presentación.彼の虚ろな笑顔は、プレゼンテーションの一言も理解していなかったことを示唆していた。그의 멍한 미소는 프레젠테이션의 단 한마디도 이해하지 못했음을 시사했다.
- Behind the vacuous slogans, there was no coherent policy to address the underlying issues. 在那些空洞的口号背后,并没有解决根本问题的连贯政策。Detrás de los eslóganes vacuos, no había ninguna política coherente para abordar los problemas de fondo.空虚なスローガンの裏には、根本的な問題に対処するための一貫した政策は存在しなかった。공허한 구호 뒤에는 근본적인 문제를 해결할 일관된 정책이 존재하지 않았다.
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사용 가이드
맥락: media, literary, academic
어조: negative
기원과 역사
From Latin vacuus (empty), from vacare (to be empty). The same root gives us 'vacuum,' 'vacant,' and 'vacate.' The intellectual emptiness sense developed from the literal meaning of physical emptiness.
문화적 배경
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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