futility

英 [fjʊ'tɪlɪtɪ; fjuː'tɪlɪtɪ] 美 [fjʊ'tɪləti]
  • n. 无用;徒劳;无价值
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星级词汇:
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1. futil- + -ity. => worthlessness.
2. which etymologically means 'that pours away', hence 'useless'.
3. futility: f(音“弗、否”) + utility(实用) => 不实用 => 无用.
4. futility => futile.
5. f- (音“弗、否”) + ut- "use" => fut- "useless" => futile.
futility (n.)
1620s, from French futilité or directly from Latin futilitatem (nominative futilitas) "worthlessness, emptiness, vanity," from futilis "vain, worthless" (see futile). Hence, jocular futilitarian (1827, n. and adj.); futilitarianism.
1. She could see the utter futility of trying to protest.
她明白抗议是完全无用的.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. At this moment of success I found only an unreasoning sense of futility.
在这一成功的时刻我只感到一阵莫名的枉然。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Work is the way that people seek to redeem their lives from futility.
工作可以避免人们虚度生命。

来自柯林斯例句

4. An opposition spokesman said he hoped the agreement would give them pause for thought about the futility of violence.
反对派发言人说他希望协议能够让他们仔细想想暴力行为毫无意义。

来自柯林斯例句

5. The sheer futility of it all exasperates her.
它毫无用处,这让她很生气。

来自辞典例句