gratuitous

英 [grə'tjuːɪtəs] 美 [ɡrə'tuɪtəs]
  • adj. 无理由的,无端的;免费的

助记提示


1. grace => congratulation, agree => Latin gratus "pleasing, agreeable" => gratuitous, gratuity.
2. Others: grateful, gratitude, gratify.

双语例句


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

来自《权威词典》

2. His films are full of gratuitous violence.
他拍的影片充满了不必要的暴力.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. Folly, folly , his heart kept saying: conscious , gratuitous, suicidal folly.
他心里不住地说着: 真蠢, 真蠢,蠢得自觉自愿, 蠢得无缘无故, 蠢得自己找死!

来自英汉文学

4. There's too much crime and gratuitous violence on TV.
电视里充斥着犯罪和无端的暴力。

来自辞典例句

5. 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.

来自辞典例句

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