life·less /ˈlaɪfləs/
 (a.)無生命的,無趣味的,死氣沈沈的


 life·less /ˈlaɪfləs/ 形容詞
 無生命的


 Life·less, a. Destitute of life, or deprived of life; not containing, or inhabited by, living beings or vegetation; dead, or apparently dead; spiritless; powerless; dull; as, a lifeless carcass; lifeless matter; a lifeless desert; a lifeless wine; a lifeless story. -- Life*less*ly, adv. -- Life*less*ness, n.
 Syn: -- Dead; soulless; inanimate; torpid; inert; inactive; dull; heavy; unanimated; spiritless; frigid; pointless; vapid; flat; tasteless.
 Usage: -- Lifeless, Dull, Inanimate, Dead. In a moral sense, lifeless denotes a lack of vital energy; inanimate, a lack of expression as to any feeling that may be possessed; dull implies a torpor of soul which checks all mental activity; dead supposes a destitution of feeling. A person is said to be lifeless who has lost the spirits which he once had; he is said to be inanimate when he is naturally wanting in spirits; one is dull from an original deficiency of mental power; he who is dead to moral sentiment is wholly bereft of the highest attribute of his nature.

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 lifeless
      adj 1: deprived of life; no longer living; "a lifeless body" [syn:
             exanimate]
      2: destitute or having been emptied of life or living beings;
         "after the dance the littered and lifeless ballroom echoed
         hollowly"
      3: lacking animation or excitement or activity; "the party
         being dead we left early"; "it was a lifeless party until
         she arrived" [syn: dead]
      4: not having the capacity to support life; "a lifeless planet"