• adj. 不必要的，不需要的；多余的，無用的

need,需要，-less,無，沒有。

needless (adj.)

c. 1300, "not needed, unnecessary," from need (n) + -less. Related: Needlessly. Phrase needless to say or speak is recorded from early 16c.

1. All this, needless to say, had been culled second-hand from radio reports.

不用說，所有這些都是從電臺報道中采集來的二手材料。

來自柯林斯例句

2. "I have never knowingly exposed any patient to needless risks," he said.

他說：“我從未故意將任何病人置于不必要的風險境地?！?/dd>

來自柯林斯例句

3. Needless to say, theory and practice sometimes diverged.

不用說，理論和實踐有時候并不相符。

來自柯林斯例句

4. Banning smoking would save needless deaths.

禁止吸煙會免除不必要的死亡。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

5. So much needless repetition makes the article long - winded.

這樣疊床架屋,文章就太羅嗦了.

來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》