late Old English botleas "unpardonable, not to be atoned for, without help or remedy," from boot (n.2) + -less. Meaning "useless, unprofitable" is from early 15c.
bootless (adj.1)
"lacking boots," late 14c., from boot (n.1) + -less.
雙語例句
1. I " trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries. "
我 “ 哭天天不應 ”.
來自辭典例句
2. Then the starving , bootless , ragged, stupid wretches fell down and worshipped the System.
于是那些赤腳的,挨餓的, 衣衫襤褸的, 愚昧無知的可憐蟲就跪倒地下,對這個制度頂禮膜拜.
來自辭典例句
3. That effort will be bootless.
那種努力將是無益的.
來自互聯網
4. A bootless 4 - year - old enjoys his ride on a swing at a park in Chatham, Canada.