英和和英

読み方 むだ

形容詞相当語句

Vain （efforts）; useless （labour）; unavailing （endeavours）; fruitless （attempt）; futile （endeavours）; barren （discussion）; idle （talk）

用例

• やってみても無駄だ（から止せ）
  There is no use in trying
  It is no use trying
  It is no good trying.

• そんなことを学んでも無駄じゃないか
  What is the use of―Where is the good of―learning such things?
• 彼には何を言っても無駄だ
  Words are wasted on him.
• 彼には忠告をしても無駄だ
  All advice is lost on him.
• 彼には親切を尽しても無駄になる
  Kindness is thrown away upon him.
• そんな金は無駄になる
  Such money is as good as thrown away
  It is a sheer waste of money.
• 金を無駄に使う
  to waste money
• 時間が無駄になる
  It is a waste of time.
• せっかくの骨折りが無駄になった
  All my efforts have come to naught.
• そうすれば骨折りが無駄にならぬ
  It will make your efforts tell.
• こんなことでも覚えておけば将来無駄になるまい
  Such things, if learned, may prove of service―stand you in stead―some day.
• 無駄なことをする
  to butter the bread on both sides―paint the lily―refine a violet―gild refined gold