"futility" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 徒勞
• 無用

Definition

沒有實際結果或意義；無用。通常指毫無成效的行為或努力。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於正式、文學或哲學場合，常與“the futility of...”搭配，後面接動作（如“the futility of war”）。比“pointlessness”更正式。一般不用於日常小事。

Examples

He felt a sense of futility after trying many times.

他多次嘗試後感到一種**徒勞**感。

The futility of arguing became clear to him.

他明白了爭論的**無用**。

They gave up because of the futility of their actions.

他們因自己行為的**徒勞**而放棄了。

After hours of searching, the futility of the task became obvious.

搜尋幾個小時後，這個任務的**徒勞**變得顯而易見。

Many feel the futility of trying to change old habits.

許多人覺得試圖改變舊習慣是**徒勞**的。

"Honestly, I just realized the sheer futility of complaining about it."

「說真的，我意識到抱怨這件事完全是**徒勞**。」