futile的词源

英文词源

futile

futile: see found

futile (adj.)

"incapable of producing result," 1550s, from Middle French futile or directly from Latin futilis, futtilis "vain, worthless, futile," a figurative use, literally "pouring out easily, easily emptied" (the Latin adjective used as a noun meant "a water vessel broad above and pointed below"), hence "leaky, unreliable," from fundere "to pour, melt," from PIE root *gheu- "to pour" (see found (v.2)). Related: Futilely.

中文词源

futile：徒劳的

来自拉丁语fundere, 倾注，倾泻，词源同foundry, alchemy, confused. 引申词义流走的，徒劳的。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：futile 词源，futile 含义。

futile：徒劳的，无用的，无效的

来源于拉丁语中动词fundere(熔,注)派生的futilis(渗漏的,徒劳的)。

词根词缀： fut(-fus-)熔,注 + -ile形容词词尾