單詞
groundless
英 ['gra?n(d)l?s]
美['ɡra?ndl?s]
基本信息
- adj. 無理由的
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?groundlessly;
英文詞源
- groundless (adj.)
- Old English grundleas "bottomless, unfathomable, vast;" see ground (n.) + -less. Figurative sense of "having no adequate cause or reason" is from 1620s. Similar formation in Dutch grondeloos, German grundlos, Old Norse grunnlauss. Related: Groundlessly; groundlessness.
雙語例句
- 1. A ministry official described the report as groundless.
- 一位部級官員稱這篇報道純屬子虛烏有。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. His fears might be groundless.
- 他的擔心也許毫無根據(jù)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Our fears proved groundless.
- 我們的擔心證明是毫無道理的。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. I then made some groundless remarks , assessing the situation over - optimistically.
- 我當時放了空炮, 對形勢作出了過于樂觀的分析.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. Our suspicions turned out to be groundless.
- 結果證明我們的懷疑毫無根據(jù).
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
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