gratuitous
英 [ɡrəˈtjuːɪtəs]
美 [ɡrəˈtuːɪtəs]
adj. 无正当理由(或目的)的; 无谓的
Collins.1 / BNC.18672 / COCA.16720
牛津词典
adj.
- 无正当理由（或目的）的；无谓的
done without any good reason or purpose and often having harmful effects- gratuitous violence on television
电视节目里无谓的暴力镜头
- gratuitous violence on television
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 无理由的；不必要的；无缘无故的
If you describe something asgratuitous, you mean that it is unnecessary, and often harmful or upsetting.- There's too much crime and gratuitous violence on TV.
电视里充斥着犯罪和无端的暴力。 - ...his insistence on offering gratuitous advice.
他坚持要提供一些无谓的建议
- There's too much crime and gratuitous violence on TV.
英英释义
adj
- without cause
- a gratuitous insult
- unnecessary and unwarranted
- a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life
- costing nothing
- complimentary tickets
- free admission
双语例句
- This film director has always had a predilection for gratuitous violence.
这位电影导演一直偏好天生的暴力。 - Her advice was quite gratuitous, I can think for myself.
她给的建议极为不实际，我只有自己想办法。 - You can go on or you can go off and actually, how about some gratuitous use of technology?
你可以自由的开或者关，你认为这种有必要使用这种技术么？ - Mr Biden is known for his affection towards Israel but took the announcement as a gratuitous insult.
人们都知道拜登先生对以色列有好感，但他还是认为这一新的建房决定是对其无端的羞辱。 - His criticism is quite gratuitous.
他的批评完全没有根据。 - Strengthening of cost accounting and management of nonprofit organizations; Principal-Agent Relation in the Organization for Gratuitous Services
非盈利组织也应加强成本核算与管理无偿服务非营利组织中的委托-代理关系 - Except for a few gratuitous successes, which I am prepared to admit, systematic cross-breeding has never produced good results.
除了少数几个我准备承认的毫无道理的成功的例子，系统的杂交养育从未产生过好的结果。 - But civility has been sacrificed to the gratuitous insult.
然而礼貌却沦为无端侮辱的牺牲品。 - I usually only undertake gratuitous speaking assignments if they fall into one of two categories: either the sponsor is a charity where I have some connection; or the occasion is directly relevant to my work.
我通常只接受无偿的演讲任务，前提是它们属于下列两类之一：要么主办方是一家与我有联系的慈善机构，要么这个活动与我的工作直接相关。 - Liu boss, generous, because I never showed a trace of gratuitous waste of discontent.
刘老板大度，从未因我的无端浪费表现出一丝的不满。