fruitless
/ˈfruːtləs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfruːtləs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfrüt-ləs/ (ame, mw)
fruitless — 形容詞
- fruitlesspositive
- more fruitlesscomparative
- most fruitlesssuperlative
1. describing an effort, search, meeting, or plan that does not bring any useful re
徒勞的
花了力氣卻沒有結果
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.
敲了兩個小時後，Bilal 找走失小貓還是徒勞無功。
fruitless + search after repeated effort
Noa made several fruitless calls to the clinic before lunch.
Noa 在午餐前打了好幾通電話到診所，結果都徒勞無功。
fruitless + calls that get no useful response
The committee held three fruitless talks before the strike began.
委員會在罷工開始前談了三輪，結果都是徒勞的。
The manager called the morning discussion fruitless and canceled the next session.
經理認定早上的討論徒勞無功，於是取消了下一場會議。
Weeks of fruitless practice left Diya tired and no better at diving.
好幾週徒勞的練習讓 Diya 很累，跳水也還是沒有進步。
- 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.