Having no special skill or ability at something — no gift for it. It is a strong, quite unkind word.

Having no special skill or ability at something沒有特別的技能或能力, no gift for it也沒有天分。It is a strong, quite unkind word這是一個語氣很重、不太客氣的字。

If you say a singer is talentless, you are not saying "she needs more practice"; you are saying there is nothing there to build on. That is why it appears so often in reviews, in comments under videos, and in arguments about famous people. People rarely use it about someone standing in front of them.

If you say a singer is talentless如果你說一個歌手talentless, you are not saying "she needs more practice"你不是在說「她需要多練習」; you are saying there is nothing there to build on而是在說她根本沒有底子可以練。That is why所以 it appears so often in reviews, in comments under videos, and in arguments about famous people這個字才常出現在評論、影片留言，以及吵名人的爭論裡。People rarely use it about someone standing in front of them很少有人會當著對方的面這樣說。

Notice it is usually about a public performance kind of skill — singing, acting, writing, playing football — rather than about being good at, say, washing dishes.

Notice要注意 it is usually about a public performance kind of skill這個字通常講的是公開表演類的技能 — singing唱歌、acting演戲、writing寫作、playing football踢足球 — rather than about being good at, say, washing dishes而不是像洗碗這種事做得好不好。

A softer, very common use is about yourself: "I'm completely talentless at drawing." Said about yourself it is a joke, or modesty, and nobody takes it seriously. Said about someone else it is an insult.

A softer, very common use is about yourself有一種比較輕、很常見的用法是講自己: "I'm completely talentless at drawing."「我畫畫完全沒天分」。Said about yourself講自己的時候 it is a joke, or modesty是玩笑話，或是謙虛, and nobody takes it seriously沒有人會當真。Said about someone else講別人的時候 it is an insult就是在罵人。

Writers often push it further with a word in front — "utterly talentless", "a talentless hack" — which tells you the word already lives in angry, opinionated writing.

Writers often push it further with a word in front作者常會在前面加一個字讓語氣更重 — "utterly talentless"「完全沒天分」, "a talentless hack"「一個沒才華的庸才」 — which tells you the word already lives in angry, opinionated writing這告訴你這個字本來就活在憤怒、主觀的文章裡。