• 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。”

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《現代漢英綜合大詞典》