unwarranted

英 [ʌnˈwɒrəntɪd]

美 [ʌnˈwɔːrəntɪd]

adj.  不合理的; 不必要的; 无正当理由的; 不适当的

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.14207 / COCA.15194

牛津词典

adj.

• 不合理的；不必要的；无正当理由的；不适当的
  not reasonable or necessary; not appropriate
  1. Much of the criticism was totally unwarranted.
     这种批评基本上是毫无道理的。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 无端的；无正当理由的
  If you describe something asunwarranted, you are critical of it because there is no need or reason for it.
  1. Any attempt to discuss the issue of human rights was rejected as an unwarranted interference in the country's internal affairs...
     任何讨论人权问题的尝试都会被以无端干预该国内政为由加以拒绝。
  2. He accused the police of using unwarranted brutality.
     他指控警方无端施暴。

英英释义

adj

• incapable of being justified or explained
  Synonym:indefensibleinsupportableunjustifiableunwarrantable
• lacking justification or authorization
  1. desire for undue private profit
  2. unwarranted limitations of personal freedom
  Synonym:undueunjustified
• without a basis in reason or fact
  1. baseless gossip
  2. the allegations proved groundless
  3. idle fears
  4. unfounded suspicions
  5. unwarranted jealousy
  Synonym:baselessgroundlessidleunfoundedwild

双语例句

• People on the street, when approached, seemed to find my questions unwarranted.
  与街上的人搭讪，这些人觉得我的问题意思不大。
• Today, with a seemingly revolutionary new device, it showed that attention was not unwarranted.
  现在，一款革命性的新设备似乎终于要面世了，看来大家对Lytro的关注确实有道理。
• But this fact can lead to some unwarranted starry-eyed conclusions about the country.
  但这一事实可能导致外界围绕该国做出一些把握不足、过于乐观的结论。
• I had already made the following assumptions – I told you I am a genius at making unwarranted assumptions.
  我早已做过下面这样的假设&我跟你说过，进行无端的假设是我的拿手好戏。
• This situation is at the least unsettling, and at the most a grave and wholly unwarranted provocation.
  这一形势至少是令人不安的，极而言之，则是一场严重的全然无端的挑衅。
• Baseless gossip; the allegations proved groundless; idle fears; unfounded suspicions; unwarranted jealousy.
  无根据的闲谈；断言被证明是无根据的；无谓的恐惧；无根据的怀疑；无根据的嫉妒。
• Such fears appear to have been unwarranted.
  这种担心似乎已经是毫无根据的了。
• So we need to have a method not designed to give us unwarranted confidence.
  因此我们需要一种不会给，我们这种无保证的自信的方法。
• The reality proved that my worry was unwarranted.
  事实证明，我的担心是多余的。
• We put up with unwarranted criticism, we passively submit to requests rather than assert our needs.
  我们忍受毫无根据的批评，我们被动地服从指令，而不是坦言自己的需求。