If something is aimless, it has no clear purpose or goal.

If something is aimless如果一件事是aimless，it has no clear purpose or goal就是沒有明確的目的或目標。

An aimless walk is just walking, with nowhere you need to be. An aimless conversation drifts from one thing to another.

An aimless walk一場漫無目的的散步is just walking就只是走走，with nowhere you need to be不需要去哪裡。An aimless conversation一場漫無目的的對話drifts from one thing to another就這樣從一件事飄到另一件事。

Said of a person or a life, it is kinder than lazy, but it is not a compliment: it suggests they have not found a reason to point themselves at. It is aim (what you are trying to hit or reach) plus -less (without).

Said of a person or a life如果是用來說一個人或一種人生，it is kinder than lazy這比lazy要溫和一點，but it is not a compliment但也不是稱讚：it suggests意思是暗示，they have not found a reason to point themselves at他們還沒找到讓自己朝向的理由。It is它是aim (what you are trying to hit or reach)aim（你想打中或達到的東西）plus加上-less (without)-less（沒有）。

You can be without a plan for an afternoon and feel free; you can also feel lost. The word does not tell you which.

You can be without a plan for an afternoon你可以一個下午沒有計畫，and feel free覺得很自由；you can also feel lost你也可能覺得很茫然。The word does not tell you which這個字不會告訴你是哪一種。

Though actually, writers sometimes use it as a soft criticism of young people, which is messier than the dictionary’s calm “no purpose”.

Though actually不過事實上，writers sometimes use it作家有時候會用這個字as a soft criticism of young people來委婉批評年輕人，which is messier than the dictionary's calm 'no purpose'這比字典上冷靜的「沒有目的」要複雜一點。