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
- I know, all for edge, there is no gratuitous both good and bad, should the I do not come, I can not hold the breath of the cool autumn wind sent;
我清楚，一切皆是缘，没有无缘无故的爱恨情仇，如若我不来，我就无法握住秋风送来的一缕凉爽； - But civility has been sacrificed to the gratuitous insult.
然而礼貌却沦为无端侮辱的牺牲品。 - It does not cover bonuses and allowances of gratuitous nature, end of year payment and payments in kind.
但不包括属赏赠性质的花红及津贴、年终酬金及实物津贴。 - According to our daily experiences of using the internet, we can also confirm that the visitation of many websites from here in China has been subject to gratuitous prohibition.
根据我们日常的上网经验，我们也确认很多网站的访问在国内受到了无端禁止。 - His criticism is quite gratuitous.
他的批评完全没有根据。 - 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。 - Gratuitous boasting of cosmic achievements while there is poverty and destruction at home.
周围是铺天盖地的对全宇宙最高成就的吹嘘，而现实中的贫穷和堕落却随处可见。 - I did not want to be singled out for gratuitous punishment.
我不愿意叫她提溜出来遭受这无缘无故的惩罚。 - To confuse intelligence and dislocate sentiment by gratuitous fictions is a short-sighted way ofpursuing happiness.
以无理的幻想混淆智力，弄乱正常的情感是一种短视的追求幸福的方法。 - There's too much crime and gratuitous violence on TV.
电视里充斥着犯罪和无端的暴力。