单词 | no-talent |
释义 | no-talentadj.n. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). A. adj. Chiefly of a person: lacking talent, talentless. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [adjective] > untalented partless1603 low-parted1662 untalented1753 talentless1831 giftless1894 crap1936 no-talent1952 1952 K. Vonnegut in Sat. Evening Post 25 Oct. (heading) The No-talent kid. 1971 B. Sidran Black Talk iv. 105 They played extended improvisation in difficult keys to separate the serious musicians from the ‘no talent guys’. 1998 Odds On June 30/2 It is a travesty that countries like Russia, Sweden, Portugal, Uruguay and Ireland are absent while no-talent sides get to perform centre-stage. B. n. A talentless or incompetent person. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > incapable or incompetent person insufficient1654 ineffective1856 incompetent1866 inefficient1898 nyamps1900 mook1930 screw-up1944 inadequate1962 no-talent1962 spaz1965 cowboy1982 1962 H. Gardner Thousand Clowns ii. 59 I mean, I'm one of the big no-talents of all time, right? 1984 J. Trotti Phantom over Vietnam 216 Lousy USO shows put on by no-talents with..guitars. 2000 N.Y. Mag. 8 May 70/2 It all depends on who is making the movie. An unfettered no-talent is still a no-talent. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1952 |
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