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gratuitous adj.无缘无故的；无必要的；免费的 (1) 我不愿意被叫出来遭受这无缘无故的惩罚。(2) 他拍的影片充满了不必要的暴力。(3) 他的批评完全没有根据。 Gratuitous can be used to refer to something that’s unnecessary and mildly annoying. If a friend frequently gives you fashion tips, even though you’ve expressed no interest in receiving them, you’d be correct in labeling her advice as gratuitous. In addition, gratuitous can be used to indicate that something is not only unnecessary but also inappropriate. Some people claim that some films and video games contain gratuitous violence — that is, violence that is excessive and offensive.

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英 [ɡrə'tjuːɪtəs] 美 [ɡrə'tuːɪtəs] (1) I did not want to be singled out for gratuitous punishment.(2) His films are full of gratuitous violence.(3) His criticism is quite gratuitous. Gratuitous means "without cause" or "unnecessary." Telling ridiculous jokes at a somber occasion would be a display of gratuitous humor. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]无理由的；不必要的；无缘无故的 If you describe something as gratuitous, 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gratuitouslyThey wanted me to change the title to something less gratuitously offensive.他们希望我将题目修改一下，以免显得太过冒犯。

英语单词	gratuitous
英美音标	英 [ɡrə'tjuːɪtəs] 美 [ɡrə'tuːɪtəs]
中文释义	adj.无缘无故的；无必要的；免费的
英语例句	(1) I did not want to be singled out for gratuitous punishment. (2) His films are full of gratuitous violence. (3) His criticism is quite gratuitous.
中文例句	(1) 我不愿意被叫出来遭受这无缘无故的惩罚。 (2) 他拍的影片充满了不必要的暴力。 (3) 他的批评完全没有根据。
vocabulary简明	Gratuitous means "without cause" or "unnecessary." Telling ridiculous jokes at a somber occasion would be a display of gratuitous humor.
vocabulary扩展	Gratuitous can be used to refer to something that’s unnecessary and mildly annoying. If a friend frequently gives you fashion tips, even though you’ve expressed no interest in receiving them, you’d be correct in labeling her advice as gratuitous. In addition, gratuitous can be used to indicate that something is not only unnecessary but also inappropriate. Some people claim that some films and video games contain gratuitous violence — that is, violence that is excessive and offensive.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]无理由的；不必要的；无缘无故的 If you describe something as gratuitous, 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 gratuitously They wanted me to change the title to something less gratuitously offensive. 他们希望我将题目修改一下，以免显得太过冒犯。

Gratuitous Violence Films Unnecessary Offensive 英 ɡrə'Tjuːɪtəs] 美 ɡrə'Tuːɪtəs