gratuitous
[grəˈtu:ɪtəs]
adj.
免费的，无偿的;
无必要的;
无故的，无理由的;
例句:
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gratuitous violence on television
电视节目里无谓的暴力镜头
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His films are full of gratuitous violence.
他拍的影片充满了不必要的暴力.
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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!
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It seemed gratuitous and we took it out.
来自NEWYORKER
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But still some gratuitous abuse for Ben Elton?
来自THETIMES
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To use it again, to me, now feels gratuitous.
来自BBC