fruitless
/ˈfruːtləs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfruːtləs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfrüt-ləs/ (ame, mw)
fruitless — adjective
- fruitlesspositive
- more fruitlesscomparative
- most fruitlesssuperlative
1. describing an effort, search, meeting, or plan that does not bring any useful re
describing an effort, search, meeting, or plan that does not bring any useful result, even after time has been spent on it.
After two hours of knocking, Bilal's search for the missing cat was fruitless.
fruitless + search after repeated effort
Noa made several fruitless calls to the clinic before lunch.
fruitless + calls that get no useful response
The committee held three fruitless talks before the strike began.
The manager called the morning discussion fruitless and canceled the next session.
Weeks of fruitless practice left Diya tired and no better at diving.
- futile
slightly stronger and often suggests there was almost no chance of success from the start
- unsuccessful
more neutral and broader; it simply states that something did not succeed
- pointless
more everyday and can mean there was little reason to do the action at all
- successful
describes an action or plan that reaches the wanted result
- productive
emphasizes that effort produces useful work or progress
- fruitful
more formal; describes effort that leads to useful results over time
文法句型
fruitless + noun
be fruitless
prove fruitless
用法筆記
Usually describes efforts, talks, searches, or attempts rather than people or objects. It often suggests repeated effort over time with no useful result.