Without proper calibration, the experiment's repeated measurements proved pointless for drawing any conclusion.
如果没有适当的校准，实验的重复测量对于得出任何结论来说都是徒劳的。
Which choice best defines “pointless”?
B — Having no purpose or effect. “pointless” means having no purpose or effect.
Which word means “having no purpose or effect”?
C — pointless. “pointless” means having no purpose or effect.
pointless — having no purpose or effect. In Chinese: 无意义的.
pointless is pronounced /ˈpɔɪntləs/.
Without proper calibration, the experiment's repeated measurements proved pointless for drawing any conclusion. (如果没有适当的校准，实验的重复测量对于得出任何结论来说都是徒劳的。)
futile, useless, meaningless — all close in meaning to pointless (having no purpose or effect).
useful, purposeful — each the opposite of pointless (having no purpose or effect).
Yes. pointless is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.