hopeless
gb/hˈoʊpləs/ us/hˈoʊpləs/
A2
英語
~ 3800
reménytelen, esélytelen, kilátástalan, béna, nem megy valakinek valami
B1
1
用法パターン：
[someone/something] is hopeless at [something]
The rescue mission seemed hopeless in the bad weather.
A mentőakció reménytelennek tűnt a rossz időben.
He felt hopeless about passing the exam after failing twice.
Miután kétszer megbukott, úgy érezte, esélytelen, hogy átmenjen a vizsgán.
It’s a hopeless case; the machine can’t be fixed.
The team’s chances looked hopeless after they lost their best player.
Her situation was hopeless, with no money and nowhere to go.
学習者向け例文
The game is hopeless. We will lose.
Ez a meccs reménytelen. Veszíteni fogunk.
I feel hopeless about my job search.
Úgy érzem, reménytelen az álláskeresésem.
This plan is hopeless. It will not work.
He is hopeless at cooking.
Our chances are hopeless now.
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'hopeless' with 'helpless'. 'Hopeless' means there is no chance of success, while 'helpless' means unable to act or protect oneself.
意味
Without chance of success
コロケーション
hopeless case
|hopeless situation
|seem hopeless
|completely hopeless
|feel hopeless
類義語
futile (Suggests effort is wasted because success is impossible.)
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pointless (Emphasizes lack of purpose or result.)
対義語
hopeful (Suggests having a chance or feeling that success is possible.)
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promising (Indicates signs of likely future success.)
テーマ
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
定義
Not able to succeed or get better.
Having no possibility of success, improvement, or a positive outcome.
A2
2
用法パターン：
[someone] is hopeless at [activity]
I’m hopeless at remembering names.
Teljesen reménytelen vagyok, ha neveket kell megjegyezni.
She’s hopeless at playing the guitar.
Teljesen reménytelen, ha gitározásról van szó.
He’s a hopeless driver and often gets lost.
I was hopeless at math in school.
They are hopeless at keeping secrets.
学習者向け例文
I am hopeless at cooking rice.
Teljesen reménytelen vagyok, ha rizsfőzésről van szó.
She is hopeless at sports.
Sportban teljesen reménytelen.
He is hopeless at dancing.
We are hopeless at fixing cars.
よくある間違い：
Learners might think 'hopeless' here means 'very sad', but in this sense it means 'very bad at something'.
意味
Very bad at something
コロケーション
hopeless at sports
|hopeless at driving
|hopeless dancer
類義語
inept (More formal; suggests total lack of skill.)
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clumsy (Focuses on physical awkwardness.)
対義語
skilled (Shows competence or ability.)
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talented (Highlights natural ability.)
テーマ
daily life
|core_vocabulary
定義
Not good at doing something; very poor at it.
Very bad at a particular activity or lacking any ability in it.
文法
辞書形
hopeless
IPA
GB/hˈoʊpləs/
US/hˈoʊpləs/
音節・強勢
hope - less （2音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (hope)
活用形
Adjective
- Base: hopeless
関連語
Negative and opposite forms
hopelessly
adverb B2
hopelessness
noun
表現
a hopeless case
1/ə hˈoʊpləs kˈeɪs/
fixed phrase
No chance of improvement
A person or situation that cannot be helped or made better.
例文
- The old car is a hopeless case; it will never run again.
- I tried to teach him chess, but he’s a hopeless case.
feel hopeless
1/fˈil hˈoʊpləs/
fixed phrase
To have no hope
To feel that things will not get better or succeed.
例文
- After losing his job, he began to feel hopeless.
- She felt hopeless about her chances of recovery.
hopeless romantic
1/hˈoʊpləs ɹoʊmˈæntɪk/
idiom
Unrealistically idealistic about love
Someone who believes in perfect love, even if it is not realistic.
例文
- He’s a hopeless romantic who still writes love letters.
- She calls herself a hopeless romantic, always dreaming about fairy-tale weddings.
hopeless romantic
2/hˈoʊpləs ɹoʊmˈæntɪk/
idiom
person who always believes in ideal love
Someone who always believes in perfect love, even if they have many problems in relationships.
例文
- She’s a hopeless romantic who still dreams of a fairy-tale wedding.
- Even after two divorces, he remains a hopeless romantic.
- My friends call me a hopeless romantic because I never give up on love.