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gra·tu·i·tous
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gratuitously (adv.), gratuitousness (n.)
词根:gratis
adj.gratis 免费的
adv.gratis 免费地
gratuitously 无偿地;不必要地;无缘无故地;平白地
adjective
not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted a gratuitous assumption a movie criticized for gratuitous violence
a gratuitous insult
given unearned or without recompense
We mistake the gratuitous blessings of Heaven for the fruits of our own industry.—Roger L'Estrange
costing nothing : free
It was printed in France at the author's expense, for gratuitous distribution to educators and others.—Current Biography
law not involving a return benefit, compensation, or consideration
has gratuitous permission to pass over private land
"1650年代,意为“自由赠送”,源自拉丁语 gratuitus “无报酬、自发、自愿”,源自 gratus “令人愉悦的、令人满意的”,源自 gratia “恩惠”(来自 PIE 词根 *gwere-(2)的后缀形式,意为“支持”)。早期的形式是 gratuital(1590年代)。“没有理由、没有充分理由”的意义首次记录于1690年代。
无偿的
免费的
Latin gratuitus, from gratus grateful
The first known use of gratuitous was in 1617
gravestonenoun
a burial monument
grave1 of 4verb
carve sense 1, sculpture
engrave sense 1a
grave2 of 4noun
a hole dug to bury a body in
tomb sense 2
grave3 of 4adjective
deserving serious consideration : important
a grave matter
threatening great harm or danger
received a grave injury
dignified in appearance or manner : solemn, serious
a grave and thoughtful look
of, marked by, or being an accent mark having the form `
grave4 of 4adverb or adjective
in a slow and solemn manner—used as a direction in music
grave1 of 4verb
carve sense 1, sculpture
engrave sense 1a
grave2 of 4noun
a hole dug to bury a body in
tomb sense 2
grave3 of 4adjective
deserving serious consideration : important
a grave matter
threatening great harm or danger
received a grave injury
dignified in appearance or manner : solemn, serious
a grave and thoughtful look
of, marked by, or being an accent mark having the form `
grave4 of 4adverb or adjective
in a slow and solemn manner—used as a direction in music
grave1 of 4verb
carve sense 1, sculpture
engrave sense 1a
grave2 of 4noun
a hole dug to bury a body in
tomb sense 2
grave3 of 4adjective
deserving serious consideration : important
a grave matter
threatening great harm or danger
received a grave injury
dignified in appearance or manner : solemn, serious
a grave and thoughtful look
of, marked by, or being an accent mark having the form `
grave4 of 4adverb or adjective
in a slow and solemn manner—used as a direction in music
gravellyadjective
of, containing, or covered with gravel
gravelly soil
having a harsh scratchy sound
a gravelly voice
gravel1 of 3noun
small pieces of rock and pebbles larger than grains of sand
gravel2 of 3adjective
gravelly sense 2
gravel3 of 3verb
to cover or spread with gravel
gravel1 of 3noun
small pieces of rock and pebbles larger than grains of sand
gravel2 of 3adjective
gravelly sense 2
gravel3 of 3verb
to cover or spread with gravel
gratuitynoun
something given freelyespecially: tip entry 10
gratuitousadjective
done or provided freely with nothing expected in return
not called for by the circumstances : unwarranted
a gratuitous insult
gratuitousadjective
done or provided freely with nothing expected in return
not called for by the circumstances : unwarranted
a gratuitous insult
1 Some critics thought the scene where Gladys got stoned was gratuitous violence that wasn’t earned.
2 And I called the creator, I was like, ‘It’s just gratuitous. We get it, we’ve already seen it once.’
3 During her 32-year tenure as founding editor of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, Campbell was charged with the task of creating a yearly swimsuit issue that did not come across as gratuitous.
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 "We want the audience to see this as provocative and sophisticated, not gratuitous and vulgar," she said.
6 Sophia and Annie share the type of obnoxious vocabulary that makes gratuitous use of abbreviations, inane references to male anatomy and lyrics from rap songs they probably have never listened to in full.
7 There's something gratuitous about the show – you feel slightly self-conscious to be looking at so many painted flowers, imbibing so much visual pleasure.
8 His advice was quite gratuitous, and I can think for myself.
他的建议是没有根据的,我只能自己想了。
9 It injects a gratuitous note of melodrama into a movie whose undercurrents of humor keep it from becoming painfully somber.
10 At other times, the use of body doubles seems gratuitous and distracting.
11 The quantity alone warns that this person may not be mentally stable, and then the gratuitous nastiness confirms it.
12 It's not a gratuitous failure and makes enough sense to see to the end.
没有无缘无故的失败,我们可以看到它的结局。
13 Morgan's gratuitous sensationalism ... builds upon a pattern of Morgan's ongoing obsession with slandering Markle.
14 At least since the glory days of Madonna and Mariah Carey, pop stars especially have been prided for their ability to “shade” one another, speak in a derisive, gratuitous, and mocking tone about their rivals.
15 While questions have always existed around possibly gratuitous demonstrations of solidarity, technology has raised the stakes and brought them to the fore.
16 One would have to deploy considerable ingenuity to read these asides as anything other than gratuitous racist jokes.
17 As we cement a new grand alliance with France in north Africa, we might want to think about the gratuitous insults to all French people in Hogarth's painting O!
18 While admittedly gratuitous in its depiction of sexual violence and real, inexcusable, animal cruelty, it would be short-sighted and too easy to dismiss this film as exploitation horror.
19 For a few minutes, he encapsulated that triumph, now against declining technical ability and, frankly, against too much time wasted in the pursuit of gratuitous musical rewards.
20 But Romping Shop, with its gratuitous condemnation of same-sex relationships in the opening bars?
2 自愿
3 免费
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4 故意
set deliberate intentional studious intentionally knowingly purposely advisedly designedly on purpose
5 无理由
6 无理由的
unfounded unmotivated groundless ungrounded arbitrary uninvited insupportable causeless unprovoked
7 不必要的
unnecessary needless uncalled otiose unjustified uncalled-for uncalled for de trop expendable
8 无故
10 无保证的
11 无缘无故的
15 故意的
16 出于好意
18 无正当理由的
20 无端的
21 免费的
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23 无谓的