副词::otiosely
名词::otiosity
"otiose lines in a play"
"advice is wasted words"
"a pointless remark"
"a life essentially purposeless"
"senseless violence"
"a futile effort"
"the therapy was ineffectual"
"an otiose undertaking"
"an unavailing attempt"
"faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"
"an indolent hanger-on"
"too lazy to wash the dishes"
"shiftless idle youth"
"slothful employees"
"the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"
1. 没有用的:otiatry 耳病治疗学 |otiose 没有用的 |otioseslothful 怠惰的
2. 不必要的:otic 耳的 |otiose 不必要的 | otitis 耳炎
3. 不必要的,多余的:ostrich 鸵鸟,不接受现实的人 |otiose 不必要的,多余的 | outbid 出价多于(他人)
4. 不必要的/怠惰的/没有用的/多余的:otic /耳的/ |otiose /不必要的/怠惰的/没有用的/多余的/ | otitis /耳炎/
Both explanations can be seen to be erroneous and indeed otiose.
出自:C. Rycroft