单词 | futile |
释义 | futile —futilely, adv. —futileness, n. /fyooht"l, fyooh"tuyl/, adj. 1. incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful: Attempting to force-feed the sick horse was futile. 2. trifling; frivolous; unimportant. [1545-55; < L futilis, futtilis easily broken, vain, worthless, equiv. to fut- (akin to fundere to pour, melt) + -ilis -ILE] Syn. 1. See useless. |
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