futility

US [fjuˈtɪləti]
UK [fjuːˈtɪləti]
  • n.无用；无益的事；轻浮的言行
  • Web徒劳无益；无效；徒劳无功
Plural Form：futilities  

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Web Definition

n.
1.
无用,无益
2.
无益的事
3.
轻浮的言行

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,无用无用,无益的事无益的事,轻浮的言行轻浮的言行,徒劳无益徒劳无益,无效无效,徒劳无功徒劳无功
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1.
As in the war museum, the moment is revelatory. It makes me realise with sudden clarity the futility of the whole US venture in Vietnam.
就像在战争博物馆时一样，这个时刻具有启示性，令我突然清晰地认识到，美国冒险进攻越南完全是徒劳之举。
jiù xiàng zài zhàn zhēng bó wù guǎn shí yí yàng , zhè ge shí kè jù yǒu qǐ shì xìng , lìng wǒ tū rán qīng xī de rèn shi dào , měi guó mào xiǎn jìn gōng yuè nán wán quán shì tú láo zhī jǔ 。
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2.
It was as important to him as it was to them to underscore the horror and futility of it.
重视战争的可怕和无用，对他很重要，其它人也一样。
zhòng shì zhàn zhēng de kě pà hé wú yòng , duì tā hěn zhòng yào , qí tā rén yě yí yàng 。
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3.
You don't seem to understand the futility of trying to prepare for such a difficult examination in only three months.
你似乎不了解仅仅用三个月时间准备应付这样难的考试是无用的。
nǐ sì hū bù liǎo jiě jǐn jǐn yòng sān gè yuè shí jiān zhǔn bèi yìng fù zhè yàng nán de kǎo shì shì wú yòng de 。
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4.
I can well understand that everyone will be profoundly impressed with the utter futility of this sort of dilettantism.
几乎每个人都会对这种看似徒劳的业馀性的艺术爱好印象深刻，对此我很能理解。
jī hū měi gè rén dū huì duì zhè zhǒng kàn sì tú láo de yè yú xìng de yì shù ài hào yìn xiàng shēn kè , duì cǐ wǒ hěn néng lǐ jiě 。
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5.
So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.
所以我说，且在主里确实的说，你们行事不要再像外邦人存虚妄的心行事。
suǒ yǐ wǒ shuō , qiě zài zhǔ lǐ què shí de shuō , nǐ men xíng shì bú yào zài xiàng wài bāng rén cún xū wàng de xīn xíng shì 。
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6.
All this and much more has to be said to demonstrate the futility of all the allegedly scientific achievements of Marx.
所有这些，还有更多的事实，据说都证明了马克思所取得的所有科学成就均属无用。
suǒ yǒu zhè xiē , hái yǒu gèng duō de shì shí , jù shuō dōu zhèng míng le mǎ kè sī suǒ qǔ dé de suǒ yǒu kē xué chéng jiù jūn shǔ wú yòng 。
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7.
It seemed to her a ridiculous armada of tubs jostling in futility.
在她看来，这似乎是一个可笑的澡盆舰队，在狂风恶浪中颠簸起伏。
zài tā kàn lái , zhè sì hū shì yī gè kě xiào de zǎo pén jiàn duì , zài kuáng fēng è làng zhōng diān bǒ qǐ fú 。
8.
It was much more than an exercise in futility. It was an act of bravery and nobility.
这不仅仅是在履行职责，而是勇气和高尚的表现。
zhè bù jǐn jǐn shì zài lǚ xíng zhí zé , ér shì yǒng qì hé gāo shàng de biǎo xiàn 。
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9.
It ceases to be that exercise in detachment and passion which crowns the splendor and futility of a man's life.
它不再是超脱和激情的那种尝试，它也结束了人生的壮美与徒劳。
tā bú zài shì chāo tuō hé jī qíng de nà zhǒng cháng shì , tā yě jié shù le rén shēng de zhuàng měi yǔ tú láo 。
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10.
Despairing over the futility of all her ceremonies and sacrifices, Shiva abandoned the gods and took up a sword instead.
希娃为自己无济于事的祭礼和牺牲感到绝望，她背弃了神灵，拿起了剑。
xī wá wèi zì jǐ wú jì yú shì de jì lǐ hé xī shēng gǎn dào jué wàng , tā bèi qì le shén líng , ná qǐ le jiàn 。
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