【每日一词】 futile - adj. 徒劳的，无用的；不重要的；没有出息的

Definition

　 1: serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective

　　efforts to convince him were futile

　　2: occupied with trifles : FRIVOLOUS

Examples of futile in a Sentence

　　In a digitized land of national ID cards, dropping out will be impossible, and dreaming about it will be futile.

　　—Walter Kirn, Atlantic, May 2002

　After Redemption and disfranchisement destroyed black political influence, open challenges to white supremacy were futile and dangerous.

　　—Adam Fairclough, Journal of American History, June 2000

　　In some futile bid for gentility, the management has barred employees from using the front door, so my first day I enter through the kitchen …

　　—Barbara Ehrenreich, Harper's, January 1999

　　In 1845 explorer Charles Sturt led an expedition through these parts on a futile search for an inland sea.

　　—Thomas O'Neill, National Geographic, April 1997

　　Recent Examples on the Web

　　After these efforts proved futile, Lulu tried to console me during the drive to the airport.

　　—Jessamine Chan, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024

　　However, Niv also highlights that the money judgment aspect of eviction cases is futile when a tenant doesn’t have the money to which an owner may be entitled.

　　—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024