英 [ˈfuːtlɪŋ] 美 [ˈfuːtlɪŋ]
adj. 无价值的；无能的；无足轻重的；愚昧的
v. 做笨事；浪费时间（footle 的 ing 形式）
footling /ˈfuːtlɪŋ/
形容词 silly, trivial, or petty 愚蠢的; 不重要的
无价值的
足先臀
... incompletebreech不完全臀位 footling足先臀 transverse(shoulder)presentation横位(肩先露) ...
... footless无足的 footling无价值的 footloose自由自在的 ...
... 纵舵,垂直舵(潜艇)：steering rudder 纵底板条：footling 纵荡谐振：surge resonance ...
Congress's response to recent bribery scandals has been to impose footling restrictions on lobbyists.
国会对于近期行贿丑闻的回应是给说客强加了琐细的限制条款。
But it has been interpreted to mean that they must abide by every footling wildlife regulation on Earth.
但是这已经被解释为意味着美国人必须要遵守地球上每一条无关紧要的野生动物保护法。
Unless the economy starts to recover powerfully enough to cut America's high unemployment levels, this modest set of policies will seem footling.
除非经济强劲反弹的力度大到能将美国的高失业率降下来，不然这种动作不大的政策将作用有限。
This footling stuff is only of any interest because it is about the queen.
Treasury traditionalists may regard these apparently footling changes as a shocking breach of time-honoured tradition.
Georgia is a clannish country in which doing favours for friends is regarded as a moral obligation far more so than obeying footling little rules.