a. 无价值的, 无用的, 无效的, 琐碎的

[ adj ]
of no real value
<adj.all>
a nugatory law

Nugatory \Nu"ga*to*ry\, a. [L. nugatorius, fr. nugari to trifle,
nugae jests, trifles.]
1. Trifling; vain; futile; insignificant.

2. Of no force; inoperative; ineffectual.

If all are pardoned, and pardoned as a mere act of
clemency, the very substance of government is made
nugatory. --I. Taylor.