What is the meaning of in vain ?
IN VANE
In vane = The cost or effort of an action results in no return of value.
All my efforts to build a business turned out to be in vane, as my business partner pulled out of the venture at the last minute.
Without value.
The meaning of In Vain
The meaning of in vain and some examples
Definition of vain
1: having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : CONCEITED
2: marked by futility or ineffectualness : UNSUCCESSFUL, USELESS vain efforts to escape
3: having no real value : IDLE, WORTHLESS vain pretensions
in vain1: to no end : without success or resulther efforts were
in vain2: in an irreverent or blasphemous manner Being a religion writer, I have always tried to avoid using the Lord's name in vain. I have not always succeeded.
History and Etymology for vain
Middle English veyn "empty, futile, groundless, foolish, excessively proud," borrowed from Anglo-French vain, vein, going back to Latin vānus "lacking content, empty, illusory, marked by foolish or empty pride"
unsuccessfully
unsuccessfully
徒勞地；枉然地；無用地I tried in vain to start a conversation.我極力想挑起話頭，但沒有成功。All the police's efforts to find him were in vain.警方竭力想要找到他，但所有努力終是徒勞。