having no meaning or significance 无意义的 the paragraph was a jumble of meaningless words. 这段话乱七八糟没有意义。 ■having no purpose or reason 无目的的;没有理智的 the Great War was an outstanding example of meaningless conflict. 一战是毫无理智的冲突的突出事例。 rules are meaningless to a child if they do not have a rationale. 讲不清理由的规则对小孩子来说是没有意义的。