🇬🇧🇨🇳 worthless - 毫无价值 : English Lesson

Meaning of "worthless" ("毫无价值"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

When something is worthless, it means it is not useful, not special, and no one really wants it. It doesn’t help, it doesn’t work, and it’s not worth trading for anything else.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

My plan to become invisible by closing my eyes was worthless; everyone could still see me bumping into furniture.

The snowman’s sun hat was worthless; he melted while looking extremely fashionable.

My paper crown is worthless for ruling a kingdom, but it’s perfect for ruling over a pile of stuffed animals.

My toy robot is worthless as a helper; when I tell it to clean my room, it just spins, beeps, and hides under the bed with the mess.

The alarm clock was worthless because instead of ringing, it politely whispered, “Wake up…if you feel like it.”

She called the cracked cup worthless, the faded postcard worthless, the rusted key worthless, the broken doll worthless, the chipped ring worthless. She threw them into a bag. A tiny button, she thought worthless too, slipped into her palm and matched her old coat. She laughed, pinned it on, and smiled.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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