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

• Sally, that was an unwarranted diatribe against her!
  莎莉，你讽刺她是无正当理由的。
• 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。
• They argue that the recommendations in the declaration are too vague, and seek to impose unwarranted ideological constraints on areas of research that could have important medical and social benefits.
  他们说，宣言中的建议太模糊了，并且这些建议寻求把一些没有根据的意识形态约束，强加给可能产生重要的医学和社会利益的研究领域。
• He accused the police of using unwarranted brutality.
  他指控警方无端施暴。
• Stories about our top players leaving are destructive and unwarranted but we realise that this kind of speculation is also common.
  故事留给我们的顶尖选手都具有破坏性和不必要的，但我们认识到，这种炒作也很普遍。
• 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。
• This takeover is completely unwarranted.
  这个合并行动是完全没有道理的。
• I think it was a totally unwarranted waste of public money.
  我认为这完全是在毫无道理地浪费公共钱财。
• If we fool people, we shouldn't be surprised that they draw some unwarranted conclusions.
  如果我们欺骗别人，那对于他们得出没有根据的结论，我们也没有什么好惊讶的。