"bootless" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 徒劳的
• 无用的

Definition

形容某事没有用处或没有结果，没有成功。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于古老或文学用词，在日常口语中很少使用。常见于古典文学或正式场合，通常形容没有成效的努力。现代汉语用“无用”、“徒劳”更常见。

Examples

Trying to convince him was bootless—he’d already made up his mind.

试图说服他是**徒劳的**——他已经下定决心了。

That was a bootless attempt; nothing changed at all.

那是一场**徒劳的**尝试，什么都没有改变。

Their bootless efforts did not change the outcome.

他们的**徒劳的**努力没有改变结果。

It was a bootless search for the lost keys.

寻找丢失钥匙的过程是**无用的**。

All her warnings proved bootless in the end.

她所有的警告最终都**无用的**。

Leaving him a message was bootless, since he never checks his phone.

给他留言是**无用的**，因为他从不看手机。