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