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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Unreasonable searches and seizures; desire for undue private profit; unwarranted limitations of personal freedom.
  未经许可的搜查和查封；渴望非法的私人利益；对个人自由无理由的限制。
• Sir, this is an unwarranted invasion of my privacy!
  先生，这是对我的隐私的毫无根据的侵犯！
• 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。
• Otherwise, unwarranted changes to these processes could lead to a breakdown of checkpoints and controls, and eventually to compliance violations.
  否则，未经许可的变更到这些过程将导致破坏检查点和控制，并最终导致对遵从法规要求的违反。
• 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。