英语词汇“gratuitous”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

gratuitousgratuitous /grəˈtuət̮əs/ adjective

ETYMOLOGYgratuitous

Origin: 1600-1700 Latin gratuitus, from gratus; ➔ GRATEFUL

COLLOCATIONS► gratuitous violence

movies full of gratuitous violence

THESAURUSnot needed, or more than is needed► unnecessary

not needed, or more than is needed: Don’t take any unnecessary risks. unnecessary costs

► not necessary

unnecessary: It’s not necessary to apologize every time you make a mistake.

► needless

formal unnecessary. Used about bad things that could have been avoided: The use of the drug has resulted in hundreds of needless deaths.

► gratuitous

unnecessary and done without good reasons: My mother hated the movie because it had so much gratuitous violence.

► superfluous

formal more than is needed or wanted: The mistakes were so obvious it seemed superfluous to point them out.

said or done without a good reason, in a way that offends someone SYN unnecessary: movies full of gratuitous violence► see thesaurus at unnecessary—gratuitously adverb

单词	gratuitous
释义	gratuitousgratuitous /grəˈtuət̮əs/ adjective Etymology ETYMOLOGYgratuitous Origin: 1600-1700 Latin gratuitus, from gratus; ➔ GRATEFUL Collocations COLLOCATIONS► gratuitous violence movies full of gratuitous violence Thesaurus THESAURUSnot needed, or more than is needed► unnecessary not needed, or more than is needed: Don’t take any unnecessary risks. unnecessary costs ► not necessary unnecessary: It’s not necessary to apologize every time you make a mistake. ► needless formal unnecessary. Used about bad things that could have been avoided: The use of the drug has resulted in hundreds of needless deaths. ► gratuitous unnecessary and done without good reasons: My mother hated the movie because it had so much gratuitous violence. ► superfluous formal more than is needed or wanted: The mistakes were so obvious it seemed superfluous to point them out. said or done without a good reason, in a way that offends someone SYN unnecessary: movies full of gratuitous violence► see thesaurus at unnecessary—gratuitously adverb
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