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单词 futility
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futility
noun[U]
uk
/fjuːˈtɪl.ə.ti/us
/fjuːˈtɪl.ə.t̬i/
thefactof having noeffector ofachievingnothing:
无益，无效，无用
"What's hislatestbookabout?" "Oh, theusual- thetransienceofloveand the futility oflife."“他最新的书是写什么的？” “哦，老一套——爱情的短暂和生命的徒劳。”
People have gottiredof the futility ofwar.人们已经厌倦了战争的徒劳。
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  • It is hard not to be takenabackby thescaleandutterfutility of it all.
  • Sherealizedthe futility ofarguingwith him.
  • Aterrible,numbingsenseof futilitysweptover him.
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  • aimlessly
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  • fruitless
  • fruitlessly
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  • motiveless
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  • untilyou areblue in the faceidiom
  • unviability
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(Definition offutilityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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Debates aboutfutilityare debates about specific interpretations of the basic concept.
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In thefutilitydesign, the active treatment group is generally compared to a pre-determined threshold value(s) based on clinical judgment or historical data.
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However, in the intensive care unitfutilityis in the eye of the few beholders who see patient care according to the curative mode.
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An intervention may yield results slightly worse than thefutilitythreshold, but would not be rejected as futile.
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These relationships contrasted between and within vertebrate groups, underlining thefutilityof searching for an all-encompassing functional explanation for all vertebrates.
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Bringing clarity to thefutilitydebate: are the cases wrong?
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These characteristics offutilitydecisions are challenges to the baby-boomer ethos and are therefore likely to produce resistance.
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What is astonishing is that these apes, in the face of so muchfutility, persist in their attempts to manipulate people through intentional communication.
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This volume attests to thefutilityof these efforts to endow the child with the ' right stuff ' for solving the problem.
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I would classify that as indeed a question of professional integrity - but not a question offutility.
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Contemplating total artificial heart inactivation in cases offutility.
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It is noteworthy that most of thefutilitypolicies of the participating institutions succeeded in addressing both these components.
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Thus, thefutilitytrials may have identified an important variable before committing to a larger study.
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Decisions concerning the medicalfutilityof interventions may be fraught with apprehension and misgivings for everyone involved.
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This should enable the use of thefutilitydesign, leading to more rapid and efficient clinical development programs.
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