fruitless

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a. 不结果的, 不长果实的, 无子的

发音

UK /ˈfɹuːtləs/
CA /ˈfɹutləs/
US /ˈfɹutləs/
AU /ˈfɹʉːtləs/
NZ /ˈfɹʉːtləs/

词形变化

more fruitless 比较级 most fruitless 最高级

别名

fruitlesse

教材释义与例句

形容词

不成功的，徒劳的；不结果实的

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Bearing no fruit; barren.

  2. 2.

    Of a person: unable to have children; barren, infertile.

    古体 比喻

    The fruitless woman desperately wanted to have children.

  3. 3.

    Unproductive, useless.

    枉然

    比喻

    The unskilled man’s attempt at fixing his car engine was fruitless.

  4. 4.

    Of a diet, etc.: without fruit.

    罕用

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 4

vain futile bootless sleeveless

近义相关 1

unproductive

词源

Inherited from Middle English fruytles; equivalent to fruit + -less. Compare Middle English withouten fruyt (“fruitless”, literally “without fruit”).

来源：wiktionary