gratuitous

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ɡɹəˈtjuː.ɪt.əs/    美 /ɡɹəˈtu.ɪt.əs/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Given freely; unearned.
    — Also mentioned is the Rev. T. Stock, who has a tablet in St John's church [Gloucester] and "who with Raikes established the four original Sunday schools in this parish ... in 1780. From this small beginning sprung that gratuitous system of Christian instruction which has covered the face of England and Wales with schools."
  2. Unjustified or unnecessary; not called for by the circumstances.
    — gratuitous violence
  3. extraneous, interpolated.

词形变化

more gratuitous comparative most gratuitous superlative

词汇关系

近义词
free gratis unjustified groundless baseless unfounded unnecessary
反义词
onerous
衍生词
gratuitously gratuitousness gratuitous praise gratuitous violence nongratuitous semigratuitous
相关词
gratis gratuity
并列词
superfluous

词源

From Latin grātuītus (“free”), from Latin grātia (“favor”), grātus (“showing favor”).
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