• adj. 無價值的；瑣碎的；無效的；無法律效力的

來自拉丁語nugae,瑣事，小玩笑，詞源同拉丁語nugor,開玩笑，嘲笑。引申詞義瑣碎的，無價值的。

nugatory (adj.)

"trifling, of no value," c. 1600, from Latin nugatorius "worthless, trifling, futile," from nugator "jester, trifler, braggart," from nugatus, past participle of nugari "to trifle, jest, play the fool," from nug? "jokes, jests, trifles," of unknown origin.

1. Your efforts shall have been nugatory.

你的努力也就沒有價值了。

來自辭典例句