mindless

無意味な、理不尽な

もっともな理由も役立つ目的もない。

やさしい英語で： Having no sensible reason or useful purpose.

• It was an act of mindless cruelty.
• The town suffered another night of mindless destruction.
• What can we do to stop this mindless violence?

類義語： senseless, pointless, meaningless

反対語： purposeful

よく使う表現： mindless violence, mindless destruction, mindless cruelty

頭を使わない、単調な

簡単すぎたり同じことの繰り返しだったりして、考えずにできる。

やさしい英語で： So easy or repetitive that you can do it without thinking carefully.

• Packing boxes is mindless work.
• I wanted some mindless entertainment after a long day.
• She grew tired of repeating the same mindless tasks.

類義語： unthinking, mechanical, undemanding

反対語： challenging, stimulating

よく使う表現： mindless work, a mindless task, mindless entertainment

無頓着な、不注意な

注意すべきことに気づかず、または気にかけない。

やさしい英語で： Not noticing or caring about something that deserves attention.

• He was mindless of the danger.
• She spoke loudly, mindless of the sleeping children.
• They continued spending, mindless of the consequences.

使い方： mindless of something (They rushed ahead, mindless of the risks.)

類義語： heedless, unmindful, thoughtless

反対語： mindful, attentive

よく使う表現： mindless of danger, mindless of consequences, mindless of others

意識のない、思考能力のない

考えたり何かを意識したりする能力がない。

やさしい英語で： Having no ability to think or be aware of anything.

• The monster was a mindless creature.
• These mindless machines cannot understand human feelings.
• The spell turned him into a mindless zombie.

類義語： unthinking, unsentient

反対語： sentient, conscious

よく使う表現： a mindless machine, mindless creatures, a mindless zombie