futile

英 ['fjuːtaɪl] 美 ['fjʊtaɪl]

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futile 徒劳的

来自拉丁语fundere, 倾注，倾泻，词源同foundry, alchemy, confused. 引申词义流走的，徒劳的。

futile: futile: see found
futile (adj.): "incapable of producing result," 1550s, from Middle French futile or directly from Latin futilis, futtilis "vain, worthless, futile," a figurative use, literally "pouring out easily, easily emptied" (the Latin adjective used as a noun meant "a water vessel broad above and pointed below"), hence "leaky, unreliable," from fundere "to pour, melt," from PIE root *gheu- "to pour" (see found (v.2)). Related: Futilely.

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1. They were killed, to the last man, in a futile attack.: 因为进攻失败,他们全部被杀, 无一幸免.

2. Without microscopes and other modern equipment, attempts to teach science were futile.: 没有显微镜及其他现代化的设备, 想教授自然科学是不会有成果的.

5. Their costly and futile attempt to subjugate the Afghans lasted just 10 years.: 他们大动干戈想要控制阿富汗地区，但只持续了10年就无果而终了。