unfounded

英 [ʌnˈfaʊndɪd]

美 [ʌnˈfaʊndɪd]

adj.  莫须有的; 无端的; 没理由的; 不依据事实的

GRE法律

Collins.1 / BNC.13790 / COCA.14146

牛津词典

adj.

• 莫须有的；无端的；没理由的；不依据事实的
  not based on reason or fact
  1. unfounded allegations/rumours, etc.
     缺乏依据的指称、无中生有的谣言等
  2. Speculation about a divorce proved totally unfounded .
     有关离婚的猜测证实纯属无稽之谈。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 无事实根据的；没有理由的
  If you describe a rumour, belief, or feeling asunfounded, you mean that it is wrong and is not based on facts or evidence.
  1. There were unfounded rumours of alcohol abuse...
     一些毫无根据的酗酒谣言在流传。
  2. The allegations were totally unfounded...
     这些指控完全没有事实根据。
  3. However, these fears proved unfounded.
     然而，事实证明这些恐惧纯属多余。

英英释义

adj

• 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:baselessgroundlessidleunwarrantedwild

双语例句

• The rumor that he was arrested was unfounded.
  关于他被捕的传闻是没有根据的。
• Unfounded rumours about a secret love child have recently been lobbed at her ( she denies it).
  关于她有一个秘密私生子的无端谣言最近纠缠着她（她否认此事）。
• But the widespread fear that the global recession would herald a return to mercantilism is unfounded.
  但是，人们对全球衰退将宣告重商主义卷土重来的普遍担忧，是没有根据的。
• I'm pleased to see that our fears about the weather proved unfounded.
  我很高兴发现我们对天气的担心证明是毫无理由的。
• This is all unfounded; how can you believe it?
  这都是没影儿的事，你怎么就相信了？
• His fears proved unfounded.
  他的恐惧被证实为无根据的。
• Several scholars have already come forward, calling the claims unfounded and contradictory to basic tenets of christianity.
  有几位学者已经发表了他们的看法，他们称这些说法都是毫无根据的，并且和基督教基本教义相冲突。
• He says the charges are unfounded.
  他自称这些指控是没有根据的。
• There are still some unfounded fears floating around out there about cancer being contagious.
  社会上还是有一些毫无根据的关于癌症会传染的恐惧。
• They have been reluctant to admit AIDS patients, in part because of unfounded fears of contagion
  他们一直不愿接纳艾滋病患者，部分原因是无来由地害怕被接触传染。