nonsense

Compared meaning: foolish or meaningless talk or ideas (noun).

比较义项：无意义的话或愚蠢的想法（名词）。

• nonsense 本词

  The all-purpose, neutral word for foolish or meaningless talk or ideas; fits any register and is the natural choice in fixed phrases like 'talk nonsense'.

  这是最通用、语气中性的词，指愚蠢或毫无意义的话或想法；适用于各种语域，也是固定搭配“talk nonsense”（说废话）中的自然选择。

  Stop talking nonsense and tell me exactly what happened last night.

  别说废话了，告诉我昨晚到底发生了什么事。

• bunk

  An informal, mainly American term for nonsense, typically used to dismiss a claim, belief, or theory as false or fraudulent; common in phrases like 'a bunch of bunk'.

  这是非正式、主要用于美式英语的说法，通常用来断然否定某种说法、信念或理论是虚假或骗人的；常见于“a bunch of bunk”（一派胡言）这类说法中。

  Historians proved the ancient prophecy was nothing but bunk.

  历史学家证实那个古老的预言纯属无稽之谈。

Nonsense and bunk both mean foolish or meaningless talk or ideas. Nonsense is the neutral, all-purpose word, common in both speech and writing. Bunk is informal and mainly American, with a more negative, sarcastic tone, often used to dismiss a claim or theory as false.

这两个词在“无意义的话／愚蠢想法”这一义项上意思相近，但语气和使用场合不同：nonsense 是中性、通用的词，口语和书面语都常用；bunk 是非正式的美式英语，语气更带贬义和讽刺，常用来断然否定某种说法或理论是骗人的。