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单词 futility
释义 fu·til·i·ty
\fyüˈtiləd.ē, -ətē, -i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Latin futilitas, from futilis + -itas -ity
1. : the quality or state of being futile : uselessness
 < the economic futility of military power — Norman Angell >
2. : an abortive attempt or useless gesture
 < as startling as the aptness of flower and insect symbiosis are their unsuccesses and futilities — D.C.Peattie >
 < the futilities of debate for its own sake — W.A.White >
3. : a lack of serious purpose : frivolity
 < the pure futilities and unmitigated flirtations of an aristocracy — Walter Bagehot >
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