| 单词 | futility |
| 释义 | futility (fjuːtɪlɪti ) uncountable noun Futility is a total lack of purpose or usefulness. ...the injustice and futility of terrorism. [+ of] Synonyms: uselessness, ineffectiveness, pointlessness, fruitlessness Quotations: As futile as a clock in an empty house Collocations: futility of war He was one of the rare breed who refused the accolade of hero and who spoke of the futility of war. The Sun The title sounds like a searing, powerhouse indictment of the futility of war. Times, Sunday Times The futility of love met its correlative in the futility of war. Times, Sunday Times Full of dissenting voices, the play has been interpreted as everything from a glorification of military conquest to a meditation on the futility of war. The Times Literary Supplement The impetus has come chiefly, though, from two states recognising the futility of war. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 无谓 Japanese: 無益性 |
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