"fool's errand" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 徒勞的差事
• 白費力氣的事

Definition

一項毫無意義、註定失敗或浪費時間的任務或活動。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是一個非正式用語，形容讓人去做不可能成功或沒意義的事。常見搭配：'send someone on a fool's errand'。既可指實際差事，也可指抽象任務。

Examples

Delivering a letter to a closed office was a fool's errand.

把信送到關門的辦公室是一項**徒勞的差事**。

Painting the wall in the rain turned out to be a fool's errand.

在下雨天刷牆簡直是**白費力氣的事**。

Trying to fix something without the right tools is a fool's errand.

沒有合適工具修東西是一項**徒勞的差事**。

I sent him on a fool's errand just to get him out of the house for a while.

我讓他去做一件**徒勞的差事**，只是為了讓他暫時離開家。

Looking for your keys in a dark park is a real fool's errand.

在黑暗的公園找鑰匙真的是**徒勞的差事**。

Chasing after rumors at work is often a fool's errand.

在工作中追查謠言通常都是**徒勞的差事**。