If you say that something is pointless, you are criticizing it because it has no sense or purpose.
例句
Violence is always pointless...暴力总是毫无意义的。Without an audience the performance is pointless.没有观众,表演就不成其为表演了。
英汉词典释义
adj.
无意义的;不可能有结果的;无用的;无益的
He asked them all kinds of pointless questions, stalling for time.他向他们提了各种毫无意义的问题来拖延时间。In the end it proved a pointless exercise.最终证明这是个无意义的工作。It’s pointless trying to keep your friendship secret—it’s common knowledge already.你们无须将友情保密——其实已尽人皆知。She considered it pointless to plan in too much detail.她认为计划得太详细没有意义。We don’t know all the circumstances,so it would be pointless to speculate.我们不了解所有的情况,妄加推测是没有意义的。
英英词典释义
Adjective
1. not having a point especially a sharp point;
"my pencils are all pointless"
2. serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being;
"otiose lines in a play""advice is wasted words"
3. lacking import;
"a pointless remark""a life essentially purposeless""senseless violence"