One word, one everyday story

Culture · Create free account · Log in · Feedback

Teaching entries and general reference records are shown separately. Independent language review of teaching entries is pending.

futility

/fjutɪləti/

Original teaching content · provenance and version

Example recordings passed technical checks; use the rating controls to flag pronunciation quality.

English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

1 · noun

the quality of being unable to achieve a useful result

徒劳；无用

Read the example to see futility in context.

After three failed attempts, she felt the futility of arguing.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

Is this recording accurate and natural?

三次尝试都没结果后，她觉得再争论也是徒劳。
Mandarin pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

Is this recording accurate and natural?

Share this public expression

Connect this word to your life

Pronunciation: /fjutɪləti/

Try using this word in a sentence of your own; you may skip this.