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futilely

/ˈfju.taɪl.li/ adv

In a futile manner.

Word Origin Futile comes from Latin futilis 'leaky' — imagine a vessel that pours out water and can't hold anything. That's why futile means useless or ineffective. The adverb futilely describes an action that's doomed to fail. The PIE root *gheu- 'to pour' also gives us words like gush and geyser.

adv In a futile manner.

They argued futilely for hours without reaching any agreement.

(副词) 无效地；徒劳地；无益地

他们徒劳地争论了几个小时，没有达成任何协议。

(adverbio) inútilmente; vanamente; infructuosamente [De manera inútil.]

Discutieron inútilmente durante horas sin llegar a ningún acuerdo.

(adverbe) futilement; vainement; en pure perte; inutilement [De manière futile, sans aucun espoir d'aboutir.]

Ils ont discuté **futilely** pendant des heures sans parvenir à un accord.

(Adverb) vergeblich; sinnlos; nutzlos [Auf eine Weise, die nutzlos oder aussichtslos ist; ohne Erfolg oder Wirkung.]

Sie stritten **futilely** stundenlang, ohne zu einer Einigung zu kommen.

(副詞) 無駄に、無益に、効果がない様子で。

彼らは何時間もむなしく言い争い、どんな合意にも達しなかった。

(advérbio) inutilmente; em vão; vãmente [De modo fútil; sem resultado.]

Eles discutiram inutilmente por horas sem chegar a nenhum acordo.

Synonyms: uselessly vainly fruitlessly unsuccessfully ineffectively pointlessly abortively unavailingly Antonyms: effectively successfully productively fruitfully
Word parts: futile + ly

Related words

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