| 词组 | needless |
| 释义 | (redirected from needless)needless to sayObviously; the following is completely self-evident. Helen has pneumonia, so, needless to say, we're postponing our vacation. needless to sayIt is so obvious that it doesn't need to be said, but.... Needless to say, I should have spent more time on the report, but I just didn't have it. needless to sayVery likely or obvious, self-evident, as in Needless to say, the availability of assault weapons is closely connected with crime. Although nonsensical at first glance (if unnecessary to say, why say it?), this phrase is generally used for emphasis. It originated as needless to speak in the early 1500s. Also see go without (saying). ˌneedless to ˈsayas you would expect: Needless to say, the students who had studied maths before did better in the statistics exam.He got home from the party at 5 a.m. Needless to say, his parents were furious.If something is needless, it is not necessary. needless to sayUnnecessary to state. This phrase, which always precedes the statement of that very thing which need not be said, originated as “Nedelesse to speke” in the early sixteenth century. See also goes without saying. |
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