- 1
This is how you do something when you have no clear aim. You walk purposelessly around a shop. You flip through channels purposelessly, not really watching. It describes the manner of one action, not a whole person. You will meet it more in writing than in speech; in talk, people often say , or just with no purpose. is the closer everyday cousin — same idea, lighter clothes. Though actually, the -ly here does not mean 'on purpose' (that is purposely). The two sit next to each other on the page and trick the eye. Purposelessly = no aim. Purposely = you meant to.
毫無目的地
組成purposeless (without an aim) + -ly (in that way). From purposeless + -ly.
同家族的字
- purposelessthe adjective this adverb is built from
- purposelylooks close on the page; that one means 'on purpose', the opposite idea
原始詞典資料1 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。
purposelesslyadv
- 1
In a purposeless manner; to no end; for no reason.
- The sparse grey locks he combed were fewer and greyer: and though the accustomed mouth circle was as obdurately set as of old, his head waggled purposelessly: and his hands fumbled stiffly as he folded and replaced his pocket comb.
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。