| 词汇 | pointlessness |
| 释义 | pointlessness noun[ U ] uk /ˈpɔɪnt.ləs.nəs/ us /ˈpɔɪnt.ləs.nəs/ the fact of having no purpose or of being a waste of time: 无意义;劳而无功;漫无目的 a poem about the pointlessness of life一首关于人生之虚无的诗 The utter pointlessness of the murder makes it even more shocking.这起谋杀毫无目的，这更令人震惊。 See pointless It's a story about the pointlessness of war. There was a pointlessness or randomness to the action that became frustrating. He is right to recognise the pointlessness of giving with one hand, only to claw back with the other. Useless and futile adrift aimless aimlessly aimlessness airy-fairy fruitless fruitlessly fruitlessness futile futilely negate negation no goodidiom non-viable nugatory unrealistic unrealistically unseriousness until you are blue in the faceidiom unviability Examples of pointlessnesspointlessness During that time they made a number of complaints about the apparent pointlessness of their isolation. But the very pointlessness of the resolution provides an object lesson to us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That rather underlines the pointlessness of the exercise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Would not that be the way to bring home the utter pointlessness and futility of this tragedy continuing? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We all subscribe to the inherent pointlessness of war and recoil from the senselessness of war. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One is left speechless at the pointlessness of the whole exercise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many times today speakers have suggested that this is an exercise in pointlessness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is certainly an original concept of pointlessness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That demonstrates the pointlessness of giving way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Despite the feeling of helplessness and pointlessness that many of us may have about further negotiations, the most important lesson that we can draw is that negotiations must continue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He did, but the result serves to emphasize the ultimate pointlessness of this whole enterprise. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A main theme of the book is the pointlessness and irrationality of war. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He criticizes the ordinary knights for their vanity, wanton violence, and pointlessness. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. For example, in section 265 he observes the pointlessness of a dictionary that exists only in the imagination. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Although the game did count for something, it counted for very little and verged on pointlessness. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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