pointless

pointless — 形容詞

1. unlikely to achieve anything helpful, so the time or effort spent on it seems wa

1.形容詞C1
釋義

白費工夫

做了也得不到結果

unlikely to achieve anything helpful, so the time or effort spent on it seems wasted.

例句

Arguing with the broken ticket machine felt pointless after the station closed.

車站關門後，再跟故障的售票機爭論也只是白費工夫。

linking verb: feel pointless

After the vote, it was pointless to complain to the same manager.

投票之後，再去向同一位經理抱怨也只是白費工夫。

pattern: it is pointless to + verb

同義詞
  • useless

    is broader and can describe tools, ideas, or people, not only actions or effort

  • futile

    is more formal and stresses that success is impossible

  • meaningless

    focuses on lacking meaning or value, not simply lacking a result

  • hopeless

    often describes the situation or chance of success rather than the action itself

反義詞
  • useful

    able to help or produce a good result

  • worthwhile

    worth the time or effort because it brings value

  • effective

    successful in producing the result you want

文法句型

feel pointless

it is pointless to argue

a pointless exercise

make something pointless

用法筆記

Often used for actions, debates, questions, and plans when no useful result is expected. Common patterns are pointless + noun and it is pointless to + verb.

常見錯誤

❌I was pointless to call the bank again.
✅It was pointless to call the bank again.
💡use pointless in the pattern 'it was pointless to ...', not to describe the person doing the action.
❌The knife is pointless, so it cuts badly.
✅The knife is blunt, so it cuts badly.
💡in everyday learner English, pointless usually means 'without any use or purpose', not 'without a sharp point'.