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单词 mindless
释义 mind·less
\ˈmīndlə̇s, rapid -nl-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English myndles, from Old English gemyndlēas foolish, senseless, from gemynd mind, memory + -lēas -less — more at mind
1.
 a. : destitute of mind or consciousness : characterized by or exhibiting a lack of consciousness
  < hatred toward the sea as though it were not a mindless force but a conscious one — C.B.Nordhoff & J.N.Hall >
  < fell into a mindless sleep — Mary Austin >
 b. : lacking or held to be without intellectual powers : stupid, unintelligent
  < become more than friendly with … a gorgeous mindless creature who teaches riding — New Yorker >
  < his white hair crested like a wave over his mindless face — Edith Sitwell >
 c. : characterized by or displaying no use of the powers of the intellect : unthinking
  < that deep mindless sympathy — Douglas Stewart >
 d. : out of one's mind : mad
2. : unattentive to : having no concern or interest for — usually used with of
 < empiricism … mindless of what has been painfully learned about Communist behavior in the past — Sidney Hook >
 < the younger men … dive for sixpences mindless of sharks — Joseph Crowe >
mind·less·ly adverb
mind·less·ness noun -es
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