gratuitous
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英 [grəˈtju:ɪtəs]
美 [grəˈtuɪtəs]
是什么意思
免费的,无偿的;无必要的;无故的,无理由的;
英英释义
gratuitous[ ɡrə'tju:itəs ]
- adj.
- without cause
"a gratuitous insult"
- costing nothing
同义词:complimentarycostlessfreegratis(p)
- unnecessary and unwarranted
同义词:needlessuncalled-for
- without cause
学习怎么用
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- I did not want to be singled out for gratuitous punishment.
我不愿意被叫出来遭受这无缘无故的惩罚。 - His films are full of gratuitous violence.
他拍的影片充满了不必要的暴力。 - His criticism is quite gratuitous.
他的批评完全没有根据。
权威例句
Gratuitous Promises in Economics and LawThe capture and gratuitous disposal of resources by plants.Galactose as gratuitous inducer of GAL gene expression in yeast growing on glucoseGender‐related reactions to gratuitous sex appeals in advertisingGalactose as a gratuitous inducer of GAL gene expression in yeasts growing on glucose.Gratuitous overexpression of genes in Escherichia coli leads to growth inhibition and ribosome destruction.Enigmatic Gratuitous Induction of the Covalent Flavoprotein Vanillyl-Alcohol Oxidase in Penicillium simplicissimumAn Xanthomonas citri pathogenicity gene, pthA, pleiotropically encodes gratuitous avirulence on nonhostsFusion of GAL4-VP16 to a steroid-binding domain provides a tool for gratuitous induction of galactose-responsive genes in yeastInduction of metallothionein-I mRNA in cultured cells by heavy metals and iodoacetate: evidence for gratuitous inducers.