单词 | bootless |
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音标 | ['bu:tlis] |
解释 | a.无益处的;无用的 |
红宝书 | 无 |
字源 | bootless (adj.2) late Old English botleas "unpardonable, not to be atoned for, without help or remedy," from boot (n.2) + -less. Meaning "useless, unprofitable" is from early 15c. bootless (adj.1) "lacking boots," late 14c., from boot (n.1) + -less. |
不择手段背单词 | adj. 无益处的; 无用的 = abortive 【记】boot鞋, less: 没有鞋穿-无用的 【类】bootless: futility = effulgent: resplendence = void: empty无用的和无益 = 辉煌的和灿烂 = 空洞的和空的interesting: intriguing = bootless: futile有趣的 = 无用的(同义) |
趣味全助记 | 【记】boot less 不穿鞋的人,比如要饭的,流浪汉等,是无用的,与社会无益 |
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