| 单词 | futile |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['fju:tail] |
| 解释 | a.无效的，无用的;（人）没出息的；琐细的 |
| 红宝书 | 无 |
| 字源 | futile (adj.) 1550s, from Middle French futile, from Latin futilis "vain, worthless, futile," literally "pouring out easily" (of a vessel), hence "easily emptied, leaky, unreliable," from base of fundere "pour, melt," from PIE root *gheu- "to pour" (see found (v.2)). Related: Futilely. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 无 |
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