1620s, from French futilité or directly from Latin futilitatem (nominative futilitas) "worthlessness, emptiness, vanity," from futilis "vain, worthless" (see futile). Hence, jocular futilitarian (1827, n. and adj.); futilitarianism.
futility 英文释义
1. uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result
futility 双语例句
1. She could see the utter futility of trying to protest.
她明白抗议是完全无用的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. At this moment of success I found only an unreasoning sense of futility.
在这一成功的时刻我只感到一阵莫名的枉然。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Work is the way that people seek to redeem their lives from futility.
工作可以避免人们虚度生命。
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4. An opposition spokesman said he hoped the agreement would give them pause for thought about the futility of violence.
反对派发言人说他希望协议能够让他们仔细想想暴力行为毫无意义。
来自柯林斯例句
5. The sheer futility of it all exasperates her.
它毫无用处，这让她很生气。
来自辞典例句
futility 实用场景例句
At this moment of success I found only an unreasoning sense of futility.
在这一成功的时刻我只感到一阵莫名的枉然。
柯林斯例句
Work is the way that people seek to redeem their lives from futility.
工作可以避免人们虚度生命。
柯林斯例句
The sheer futility of it all exasperates her.
它毫无用处，这让她很生气。
辞典例句
Shame , compunction, sense of futility flooded his whole being.
差耻, 内疾和徒劳的感觉浸满他整个的人.
辞典例句
He well knew the futility of trying to contend against witches, so he gave up discouraged.
他十分清楚和巫婆斗没什么好处, 于是他垂头丧气,不得不让了步.
英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
Startled , she looked up and met gray eyes that were bitter and full of tired futility.
思嘉吃了一惊,抬起头来, 看见一双灰眼睛充满了痛苦和无可奈何的神情.
飘（部分）
Little did they know that these talks were always an exercise in total futility.
他们几乎不知道,这种会谈往往都是白费力气,毫无成效.
辞典例句
There was a silence of futility and irritation in the room.
屋子里安静极了,充满了徒劳无益和愤怒.
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Even in ordinary life you feel the futility of words.
即使在日常的生活中你也往往能感受到言辞的无助和无效.
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Solomon saw the futility of seeking satisfaction in people and things.
所罗门看出在人与事上找寻满足,乃是缘木求鱼.
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Then, who is holding the futility record of NBA?
那么, 是哪支球队保持着这个连败纪录?
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As soon as he had felt these regrets, he realized their futility.
一想到这些遗憾, 他就认识到了其中的无效.
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Economic theory recognizes the futility of throwing good money after bad.
经济理论认为,搭上老本来挽回损失是无益的.
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A sense of futility stole over her.
她慢慢地产生了一种没用的感觉.
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The atmosphere is saturated with disaster, frustration, futility.
