needless的意思

needless

英式音标['nidləs]
美式英标['niːdlɪs]

基本解释

adj. 不必要的，不需要的；多余的，无用的

中文词源

needless 不必要的

need,需要，-less,无，没有。

英文词源

needless (adj.): c. 1300, "not needed, unnecessary," from need (n) + -less. Related: Needlessly. Phrase needless to say or speak is recorded from early 16c.

实用例句

1. All this, needless to say, had been culled second-hand from radio reports.: 不用说，所有这些都是从电台报道中采集来的二手材料。

2. "I have never knowingly exposed any patient to needless risks," he said.: 他说：“我从未故意将任何病人置于不必要的风险境地。”

3. Needless to say, theory and practice sometimes diverged.: 不用说，理论和实践有时候并不相符。

4. Banning smoking would save needless deaths.: 禁止吸烟会免除不必要的死亡。

5. So much needless repetition makes the article long - winded.: 这样叠床架屋,文章就太罗嗦了.

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