读音

/ˈniːdlɪs/

释义

• 形容词: 不需要的，多余的，无用的。例如: “There’s no need for a third computer; it’s completely needless.”
• 副词: 不必要地，徒然地。例如: “It was needless to argue with him; he never changes his mind.”

短语

• “needless to say” 意味着显而易见，不必多说。例如: “Needless to say, everyone was thrilled with the result.”
• “a needless worry” 指不必要的担忧。例如: “Your concern about the deadline is a needless worry; we’ll finish on time.”

例句

• 形容词: “The extra features on the phone were just needless complications.”
• 副词: “She spent hours on a task that could have been completed in minutes, needlessly prolonging her workday.

同义词

• Unnecessary
• Superfluous
• Extraneous
• Inessential
• Pointless