adj.無價(jià)值的；無效的；無關(guān)緊要的

In determining the question whether or not an appeal would be rendered nugatory, the court must of course first have regard to the nature of the order that is the subject matter of the appeal. 即是說法庭會(huì)考慮的問題會(huì)包括：如果不暫緩執(zhí)行，會(huì)否使上訴變得沒有意義。例如，付了錢給對(duì)方，但上訴成功之時(shí)，對(duì)方已沒有能力還錢。

a nugatory idea, argument, proposal, etc 無意義的想法﹑ 爭(zhēng)論﹑ 建議等.

Don't waste time to do such nugatory things. 不要為這種瑣事浪費(fèi)時(shí)間。

With so little life left in the government, the cost to the careers of Labour mutineers would be nugatory; 能呆在政府里的時(shí)間也就只有那么點(diǎn)了，工黨嘩變者的事業(yè)成本沒有多少價(jià)值；

a nugatory agreement 無效的協(xié)定