1.不需要的;不必要的 Something that is needless is completely unnecessary.
needlessly Half a million women die needlessly each year during childbirth... 每年有50万女性难产致死是本可避免的。 He said something to me so mean, so needlessly cruel. 他对我说了一些十分刻薄、太过冷酷的话。
英英释义
1.unnecessary and unwarranted
e.g. a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life
