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

• He accused the police of using unwarranted brutality.
  他指控警方无端施暴。
• Their concern seems to be unwarranted.
  他们的担心似乎是没有必要的。
• 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。
• Records containing information that, if revealed, would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
  所含信息如被透露会对个人隐私构成不当侵犯的档案。
• 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。
• This takeover is completely unwarranted.
  这个合并行动是完全没有道理的。
• 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。
• Standards will seem unnecessary high; rigor will seem unwarranted.
  标准会显得没必要的高，严格程度也会显得没道理。
• But in a non-transparent financial sector, unwarranted valuations will often occur, which, when they fail, can destroy confidence throughout the financial system.
  但是，在一个不透明的金融部门里，没有根据的估值经常会出现，当它们失败时，就会摧毁整个金融体系的信心。
• 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。