gratuitous
adjective /ɡrəˈtjuːɪtəs/
/ɡrəˈtuːɪtəs/
(disapproving)- done without any good reason or purpose and often having harmful effects
无正当理由（或目的）的；无谓的 - gratuitous violence on television
电视上无谓的暴力镜头 - It was a completely gratuitous insult which the singer’s agent was forced to apologize for.
歌手的经纪人被迫为此道歉，这完全是无端的侮辱。
Collocations DictionaryGratuitous is used with these nouns:- sex
- violence
词源mid 17th cent.: from Latin gratuitus ‘given freely, spontaneous’ + -ous. - gratuitous violence on television