needless

1. ADJ Something that is needless is completely unnecessary. 不必要的

But his death was so needless. 然而他的死卻太沒有必要了。

2. needlesslyADV 不必要地

Half a million women die needlessly each year during childbirth. 每年有50萬婦女在分娩時(shí)不必要地死去。