| 釋義 |
fustian /'fkstian US: -t/sn; 'fAStJan/ n [U] 1 thick, strong, coarse cotton cloth; (attrib) made of this cloth, 一種粗而牢的棉布; (形容用法)此種棉布所制的。 2 (fig) high-sounding but empty talk; (attrib) worthless; bombastic. (喻)浮夸而空洞的的; 無效果的： a ~ attempt. 無效果的嘗試。 2 (of persons) unlikely to accomplish much; vain or frivolous. (指人)無成就的; 輕浮的; 不足取的。 futility /fjw'tibti; fju'tihti/ n (pl -ties) [U] the state of being ~; [C] ~ action or utterance. 無用; 無效;無用的行動或言語。 話; (形容用法)無價值的; 夸大的。 |