BOOTLESS CRIMES. -- As among the ancient Teutons, botes and were- gilds satisfy the injured who seek redress at law rather than by the steel. But there are certain bootless crimes, or rather sins, that imply "sacratio", devotion to the gods, for the clearing of the community. Such are treason, which is punishable by hanging; by drowning in sea.英文原著 · 《The Danish History》
Stryver; `I'll do that for you.'
Accordingly, when Mr. Lorry called that night as late as ten o'clock, Mr. Stryver, among a quantity of books and papers littered out for the purpose, seemed to have nothing less on his mind than the subject of the morning. He even showed surprise when he saw Mr. Lorry, and was altogether in an absent and preoccupied state. `Well!' said that good-natured emissary, after a full half-hour of bootless attempts to bring him round to the question. `I have been to Soho.'
`To Soho?' repeated Mr. Stryver, coldly.英文原著 · 《A TALE OF TWO CITIES》
And when it attempts to create and set in motion so many complicated springs, it must submit to a very imperfect result, or consume itself in bootless efforts.英文原著 · 《Democracy In America-1》
"But I can not change," he answered. "If fortune had made me a king, should I have loved your sister less! Is a man's heart a plaything? Can I call back my love? It has caused me woe enough."
Lillian knew not what to say in the presence of this mighty love; her gentle efforts at mediation were bootless. She pitied him she pitied Beatrice. "I am sure you can be generous," she said, after a short silence. "Great, true, noble love is never selfish.英文原著 · 《Dora Thorne》
LIKE Crusoe with the bootless gold we stand Upon the desert verge of death, and say: "What shall avail the woes of yesterday To buy to-morrow's wisdom, in the land Whose currency is strange unto our hand? In life's small market they have served to pay Some late-found rapture, could we but delay Till Time hath matched our means to our demand."英文原著 · 《Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton-Part 2》
KING EDWARD. Contemptuous villains, call ye now for truce? Mine ears are stopped against your bootless cries:--
Sound, drums alarum; draw threatening swords!英文原著 · 《King Edward the Third》
AI 补充例句（附中文翻译）
They made a bootless attempt to fix the broken computer without any proper tools.
Seeking his approval after all that has happened is a bootless endeavor.在发生这一切之后，再寻求他的赞同是一项毫无意义的努力。
The detective realized his bootless search through the abandoned warehouse was a waste of time.侦探意识到他在废弃仓库里进行的无用搜查简直是在浪费时间。