/ˈni:dləs ||; ˈnidlɪs/adj
that is not necessary and that you can easily avoid 不必要的
☞Look at unnecessary, it has a different meaning. 参看unnecessary,意思不同。 ➔needlesslyadv
needless/ˋnidləs; ˈniːdləs/adj 1 needless to say used when you are telling someone something that you expect they will already know 不用说﹐当然: Needless to say, with four children we’re always busy. 不用说﹐四个孩子弄得我们总是很忙碌。2 not necessary, and easy to avoid 不必要的﹔可以避免的: needless suffering 不必要的痛苦 —needlessly adv
needlessadjectivenot necessary; able to be avoided: needless sufferingThe problem is the cost, needless to say (= it is not necessary to say this, because it is obvious).▶ needlesslyadverb: Many people died needlessly.