Brooklyn Nine-Nine · 第 1 季
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MEANINGLESS

/mˈiːnɪŋləs/C1

毫無意義的 / 無價值的 (adj.)

由 `meaning`(意義)加上否定形容詞後綴 `-less` 構成。這裡指那些口頭說說、不用當真的「空頭威脅」。

I REALLY CAME IN HERE WITH THE WRONG ENERGY.
CAPTAINS RECEIVE MEANINGLESS THREATS ALL THE TIME. IT'S REALLY NO BIG DEAL.
OF COURSE, TOTALLY. I MEAN, WHY WOULD A DEATH THREAT BE A BIG DEAL?