Gratuitous



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 无缘无故的; 免费的
• ［英］ adj. 无缘无故的 ( without cause or justification) ; 免费的 ( free)
• ［记］ 来自gratuity ( 小费, 赏钱) , grat ( 感激) +uity -> 表示感激的小费, 付小费严格说不是义务, 所以gratuitous有""无缘无故""之意

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Latin gratuitus, from gratus
• Date: 1656
• 1.
  • a. given unearned or without recompense
  • b. not involving a return benefit, compensation, or consideration
  • c. costing nothing ; free
• 2. not called for by the circumstances ; unwarranted <gratuitous insolence><a gratuitous assumption>
• ? gratuitously adverb
• ? gratuitousness noun

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