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futility n.无用；无益；无价值 (1) 一种没用的感觉向她袭来。(2) 她最终感到她的抵抗是无用的。(3) 一有这种后悔的感觉,他马上认识到后悔是无益的。(4) 他十分清楚和巫婆斗没什么好处。(5) 我虽然习惯公开演讲，但我却知道那是枉费心机的。 What’s the point? That’s the question asked by anyone who senses the futility of something. The futility of war makes soldiers put down their weapons, and your father’s strict rules makes any protest an act of futility. The root word is the Latin futilis, which literally means “leaky.” Imagine pouring lemonade into a cup that has no bottom. No matter how long you pour, you’ll never get a sip because of that leaky cup. Ah, the futility!

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英 [fjuː'tɪləti] 美 [fjuː'tɪləti] (1) A sense of futility stole over her.(2) She finally perceived the futility of her protest.(3) As soon as he had felt these regrets,he realized their futility.(4) He well knew the futility of trying to contend against witches.(5) Accustomed as I am to public speaking, I know the futility of it. When you can’t see the point in even trying, that’s the feeling of futility, the sense that no matter how much you work at it, nothing good will happen, so you might as well give up. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]无益；无用；徒劳；白费 Futility is a total lack of purpose or usefulness.   [oft N of n/-ing]...the injustice and futility of terrorism.恐怖主义的非正义性和枉费心机

英语单词	futility
英美音标	英 [fjuː'tɪləti] 美 [fjuː'tɪləti]
中文释义	n.无用；无益；无价值
英语例句	(1) A sense of futility stole over her. (2) She finally perceived the futility of her protest. (3) As soon as he had felt these regrets,he realized their futility. (4) He well knew the futility of trying to contend against witches. (5) Accustomed as I am to public speaking, I know the futility of it.
中文例句	(1) 一种没用的感觉向她袭来。 (2) 她最终感到她的抵抗是无用的。 (3) 一有这种后悔的感觉,他马上认识到后悔是无益的。 (4) 他十分清楚和巫婆斗没什么好处。 (5) 我虽然习惯公开演讲，但我却知道那是枉费心机的。
vocabulary简明	When you can’t see the point in even trying, that’s the feeling of futility, the sense that no matter how much you work at it, nothing good will happen, so you might as well give up.
vocabulary扩展	What’s the point? That’s the question asked by anyone who senses the futility of something. The futility of war makes soldiers put down their weapons, and your father’s strict rules makes any protest an act of futility. The root word is the Latin futilis, which literally means “leaky.” Imagine pouring lemonade into a cup that has no bottom. No matter how long you pour, you’ll never get a sip because of that leaky cup. Ah, the futility!
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]无益；无用；徒劳；白费 Futility is a total lack of purpose or usefulness. [oft N of n/-ing] ...the injustice and futility of terrorism. 恐怖主义的非正义性和枉费心机

Futility Sense I That’s Matter Makes 英 Fjuː'Tɪləti] 美