The committee dismissed the proposal as inane, since it offered no practical solution to the water shortage.
委员会认为该提议空洞无意义，因为它没有为水资源短缺提供实际解决方案。
Which choice best defines “inane”?
D — Silly; empty of meaning.. “inane” means Silly; empty of meaning..
Which word means “Silly; empty of meaning.”?
B — inane. “inane” means Silly; empty of meaning..
inane — Silly; empty of meaning.. In Chinese: 愚蠢的；空洞的.
inane is pronounced //ɪˈneɪn//.
The committee dismissed the proposal as inane, since it offered no practical solution to the water shortage. (委员会认为该提议空洞无意义，因为它没有为水资源短缺提供实际解决方案。)
silly, foolish, vacuous — all close in meaning to inane (Silly; empty of meaning.).
meaningful, profound — each the opposite of inane (Silly; empty of meaning.).
Yes. inane is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
inane → 空无内容 → 无聊。