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单词 needless
释义

needless

/ˈniːdləs /
adjective
(Of something undesirable) not necessary because avoidable: I deplore needless waste...
  • Have compassion for all beings, causing them no unnecessary hurt, nor needless harm.
  • Frankly I can't afford to go wasting fifteen quid on something as needless as this.
  • Please improve the quality of your paper by removing this needless source of controversy from its pages.

Phrases

needless to say

Derivatives

needlessness

/ˈniːdləsnəs / noun ...
  • Indeed, the lunatic profligacy of the enterprise - its needlessness, its expense in lives, money and reputation - was for them the best argument in its favor.
  • Rushabh Sadiwala writes about the needlessness of religion
  • The better it is, the more it reminds me of all that I said above, and the needlessness of it, which invariably fouls my mood for the morning.
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