英语单词

groundless是什么意思

groundless

英 ['graʊn(d)lɪs] 美 ['ɡraʊndləs]
  • adj. 无理由的

英文词源


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.

双语例句


1. A ministry official described the report as groundless.
一位部级官员称这篇报道纯属子虚乌有。

来自柯林斯例句

2. His fears might be groundless.
他的担心也许毫无根据。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Our fears proved groundless.
我们的担心证明是毫无道理的。

来自《权威词典》

4. I then made some groundless remarks , assessing the situation over - optimistically.
我当时放了空炮, 对形势作出了过于乐观的分析.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. Our suspicions turned out to be groundless.
结果证明我们的怀疑毫无根据.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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