• adj. 無用的；無效的；沒有出息的；瑣細的；不重要的

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。

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.

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.

他們大動干戈想要控制阿富汗地區，但只持續了10年就無果而終了。

來自柯林斯例句