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gratuitous

英 [ɡrəˈtjuːɪtəs]

美 [ɡrəˈtuːɪtəs]

adj.  无正当理由(或目的)的; 无谓的

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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
      1. gratuitous violence on television
        电视节目里无谓的暴力镜头

    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.
      1. There's too much crime and gratuitous violence on TV.
        电视里充斥着犯罪和无端的暴力。
      2. ...his insistence on offering gratuitous advice.
        他坚持要提供一些无谓的建议

    英英释义

    adj

    双语例句

    • There's too much crime and gratuitous violence on TV.
      电视里充斥着犯罪和无端的暴力。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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 told Miyazaki I love the "gratuitous motion" in his films;
      我告诉宫崎骏我喜欢他电影里的“无缘无故的动作”;
    • A gratuitous ARP request is sent on all virtual Ethernet adapters to update the ARP caches on all external switches and systems on the network.
      一个ARP请求被发送到所有虚拟以太网,从而更新网络上所有外部交换机和系统上的ARP缓存。
    • 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。
    • 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?
    • 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。