inutile

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. useless; unprofitable.
    — wormwood, and the like, […]dissipate and digest any inutile or excrementitious moisture which lieth in the flesh
  2. useless (of a person); inept. Philippines
    — Is President Duterte so inutile that his Cabinet members and other appointees do not consult him on very important matters? Harry Roque said Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana did not consult the President regarding the termination of the UP-DND Accord.

词形变化

more inutile comparative most inutile superlative

词源

From Middle French inutile, from Latin inutilis. Philippine usage is likely from Tagalog inutil, from Spanish inútil, from the same source. By surface analysis, in- + utile.
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