gratuitous

英 [ɡrəˈtjuːɪtəs]

美 [ɡrəˈtuːɪtəs]

adj.  无正当理由(或目的)的; 无谓的

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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

• without cause
  1. a gratuitous insult
• unnecessary and unwarranted
  1. a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life
  Synonym:needlessuncalled-for
• costing nothing
  1. complimentary tickets
  2. free admission
  Synonym:complimentarycostlessfreegratis(p)

双语例句

• 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。
• 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 gratuitous violence in the film.
  电影中有太多无端的暴力。
• 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。
• 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。
• The people who have made important or outstanding contributions to the state or to the public, and the people who implement the inter-governmental agreements on gratuitous aids;
  对国家及社会等有重大或突出贡献的人员以及执行政府间无偿援助协议的人员。
• 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。
• If gratuitous transfer of the State-owned equity of a limited liability company is involved, the relevant information about the resolution of the shareholders'meeting shall be submitted.
  涉及有限责任公司国有股权无偿划转的，相关股东会决议情况；
• 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。