nonsense
🇬🇧 UK/'nɒnsәns/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLB1
Definitions
n.
Words, ideas, or behaviour that are foolish, meaningless, or absurd.
无意义的话,荒唐的言行,胡说
adj.
Absurd; meaningless; nonsensical.
荒谬的,无意义的
interj.
Used to reject something as untrue or absurd.
胡说!荒唐!
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivednonnot
+
senseother
=nonsense
Common Collocations
- 1.absolute nonsense绝对的荒唐
- 2.pure nonsense彻底的胡话
- 3.talk nonsense说荒唐话
Example Sentences
- 1.
His argument was absolute nonsense, contradicting every logical principle.
- 2.
She wouldn't tolerate pure nonsense from her students in the classroom.
- 3.
The committee discussed various proposals, but most of them were nonsense.