gratuitous

🇬🇧 UK/grә'tju:itәs/🇺🇸 US

TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

adj.

Unnecessary and unjustified; done without good reason; given freely without payment

无端的，无理由的；免费的

Root-derived

uitconnector

ousfull of, having the quality of

=gratuitous

1.
The critic dismissed the film as gratuitous violence without any meaningful plot or character development.
2.
He made several gratuitous comments that were unnecessary and hurtful to those around him.
3.
The free samples were offered gratis, a gratuitous gesture of goodwill toward customers.