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gratuitous

英 [grə'tjuːɪtəs] 美 [ɡrə'tuɪtəs]

解释

adj. 无理由的，无端的；免费的

※ 提供单词"gratuitous"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

gratuitous 无缘无故的，无谓的

来自词根grat, 感谢，词源同grace, gratitude. 原指表达感谢，报答，免费给予。后词义贬义化，指无缘无故的，莫名其妙的。比较汉语无功不受禄。

英文词源

gratuitous (adj.): 1650s, "freely bestowed," from Latin gratuitus "done without pay, spontaneous, voluntary," from gratus "pleasing, agreeable," from gratia "favor" (see grace (n.)). Earlier was gratuital (1590s). Sense of "uncalled for, done without good reason" is first recorded 1690s.

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例句和用法

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

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

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!

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。

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.