(adj) serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being, Syn.senseless, superfluous, wasted, purposeless, pointless, Example: otiose lines in a play; advice is wasted words; a pointless remark; a life essentially purposeless; senseless violence
(adj) disinclined to work or exertion, Syn.work-shy, lazy, slothful, otiose, indolent, Example: faineant kings under whose rule the country languished; an indolent hanger-on; too lazy to wash the dishes; shiftless idle youth; slothful employees; the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy
(adj) producing no result or effect, Syn.unavailing, otiose, ineffectual, Example: a futile effort; the therapy was ineffectual; an otiose undertaking; an unavailing attempt
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
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เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
