unproductively

/ˌənpɹəˈdəktɪvli/ adv

In an unproductive manner.

Word Origin From Latin pro- 'forward' and ducere 'to lead' — so productive literally means 'leading forward, bringing forth.' Unproductively is the opposite: not leading to anything. The root ducere is incredibly prolific: it gives us produce, reduce (lead back), introduce (lead in), and even aqueduct (water-leader). The morpheme stack un+pro+duct+ive+ly shows the negation of 'forward-leading quality.'

adv In an unproductive manner.

They spent the entire meeting unproductively arguing over minor details.

(副词) 徒劳地;无益地;白费力气地

他们在整个会议上毫无成效地争论着细枝末节。

(adverbio) infructuosamente; estérilmente; de manera improductiva; sin fruto; en vano [De manera improductiva; sin resultados.]

Pasaron toda la reunión **de manera improductiva** discutiendo por detalles menores.

(adverbe) inutilement; stérilement; en vain; sans résultat [Sans produire de résultat utile ; d'une manière stérile.]

Ils ont passé toute la réunion à discuter unproductively de détails sans importance.

(Adverb) unproduktiv; ergebnislos [Auf eine Weise, die keine nützlichen Ergebnisse hervorbringt; ohne Erfolg oder Fortschritt.]

Sie verbrachten das gesamte Meeting **unproductively** damit, über unwichtige Details zu streiten.

(副詞) 生産性なく、成果を上げられない様子で。

彼らは会議全体を些細な details の言い争いで non-productively 過ごした。

(advérbio) improdutivamente; infructuosamente; infrutiferamente; em vão; sem proveito [De maneira improdutiva.]

Eles passaram a reunião inteira discutindo improdutivamente sobre detalhes insignificantes.

Word parts: un + pro + duct + ive + ly

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