groundless
英 ['graʊn(d)lɪs]
美 ['ɡraʊndləs]
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》