futile
英 ['fjuːtaɪl]
美 ['fjʊtaɪl]
- adj. 無用的；無效的；沒有出息的；瑣細的；不重要的
助記提示
1. futil- + -e.
2. which etymologically means 'that pours away', hence 'useless'.
3. futility: f(音“弗、否”) + utility(實用) => 不實用 => 無用.
4. futility => futile.
5. f- (音“弗、否”) + ut- "use" => fut- "useless" => futile.
中文詞源
futile 徒勞的來自拉丁語fundere, 傾注，傾瀉，詞源同foundry, alchemy, confused. 引申詞義流走的，徒勞的。
英文詞源
- futile
- futile: see found
- futile (adj.)
- "incapable of producing result," 1550s, from Middle French futile or directly from Latin futilis, futtilis "vain, worthless, futile," a figurative use, literally "pouring out easily, easily emptied" (the Latin adjective used as a noun meant "a water vessel broad above and pointed below"), hence "leaky, unreliable," from fundere "to pour, melt," from PIE root *gheu- "to pour" (see found (v.2)). Related: Futilely.
雙語例句
- 1. They were killed, to the last man, in a futile attack.
- 因為進攻失敗,他們全部被殺, 無一幸免.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. Without microscopes and other modern equipment, attempts to teach science were futile.
- 沒有顯微鏡及其他現代化的設備, 想教授自然科學是不會有成果的.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 3. Their efforts to revive him were futile.
- 他們對他搶救無效.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. He is a futile sort of person.
- 他是一個沒有用的人.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. Their costly and futile attempt to subjugate the Afghans lasted just 10 years.
- 他們大動幹戈想要控製阿富汗地區，但隻持續了10年就無果而終了。
來自柯林斯例句