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If someone is clueless, they do not understand what is going on — and the speaker is not being kind about it.
If someone is如果有人 clueless狀況外, they do not understand就是不懂 what is going on發生了什麼事 — and而且 the speaker說話的人 is not being kind about it講這句話並不是要客氣
It is stronger than a plain “I don’t know.” It often means “you have not even started to see the point,” or “you are living in another world.” Parents say it about teenagers; workers say it about a boss who never asks; friends say it with a laugh, but it can still sting. You can be clueless about one thing (“clueless about money”) or clueless in a wider way.
It它 than比 a plain 'I don't know.'一句平淡的「我不知道」 is stronger更強。It它 often means常常是說 “you have not even started to see the point,”「你根本連重點在哪都還沒抓到」 or或是 “you are living in another world.”「你活在另一個世界」。Parents父母 say it about teenagers會用來說青少年; workers員工 say it about a boss who never asks會用來說從來不過問的老闆; friends朋友 say it with a laugh會笑著這樣說, but but it can still sting還是會刺人。You你 can be clueless about one thing可以只在某件事上狀況外 (“clueless about money”)(像金錢方面很狀況外) or或是 clueless in a wider way在更大範圍上狀況外。
Informal. The softer version is “doesn’t have a clue.” Calling a person clueless usually shows you are tired of their not knowing, or you think they should know.
Informal口語用法。The softer version更委婉的說法 is是 “doesn't have a clue.”「沒概念」。Calling a person clueless說一個人狀況外 usually shows通常表示 you你 are tired of their not knowing受夠了他們的不懂, or或 you你 think覺得 they should know他們應該要懂。
組成clue (a small piece of information that helps you see the answer) + -less (without). From clue + -less.
同家族的字
- cluethe hint you do not have if you are clueless
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
cluelessadj/ˈkluː.ləs/
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Without any clues or hints.
- The shifting shapes mimicked the dilemma of the nearly clueless mystery of the Higgins Grove murders. As soon as the picture formed into something recognizable, it morphed into something else.
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Lacking knowledge or understanding; uninformed; oblivious.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。