Word · Frequency #14207
unwarranted
无根据的；无理由的；未经授权的
not justified or supported by reason or fact; lacking justification or authorization
- 1.
Not warranted; being without warrant, authority, or guaranty; unwarrantable.
无根据的；没有根据、权威或保证的
- 2.
Unjustified, inappropriate or undeserved.
不合理的,不适当的或不应得的
无根据的；没有根据、权威或保证的；不合理的,不适当的或不应得的；未获保证的；无保证的；未经授权的
In use
The teacher said the criticism of my essay was unwarranted.
She felt that the security check was an unwarranted invasion of her privacy.
The company apologized for the unwarranted delay in shipping your order.
be unwarranted
The criticism was completely unwarranted.
这种批评完全没有根据。
unwarranted + noun
He made unwarranted assumptions about her intentions.
他对她的意图做出了毫无根据的假设。
find/consider sth unwarranted
常用于正式或法律语境。
Connections
Collocations
- unwarranted assumption
- 无根据的假设
- His theory rests on an unwarranted assumption.他的理论建立在一个无根据的假设上。
- unwarranted interference
- 无理的干涉
- The court ruled that the search was an unwarranted interference with privacy.法院裁定那次搜查是对隐私的无理干涉。
- unwarranted criticism
- 不公正的批评
- She faced unwarranted criticism for a decision that was not hers.她因一个并非自己做出的决定而遭到不公正的批评。
- unwarranted delay
- 不合理的拖延
- Any unwarranted delay in filing the report will be penalized.提交报告中的任何不合理拖延都将受到处罚。
- unwarranted intrusion
- 无端的侵扰
- The new law is seen as an unwarranted intrusion into private life.新法律被视为对私人生活的无端侵扰。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
un-（不）+ warrant（凭据/授权）＝没有凭据 → 无根据的。想象：没有搜查令就搜查，即 unwarranted。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、academic arguments、official statements unwarranted 通常用于正式或书面语，表示“无根据的、无道理的”；在日常口语中更常见的说法是 not justified 或 unnecessary。
Pronunciation & Spelling
只有 warranted 与 unwarranted（/ˌʌnˈwɒrəntɪd/）真正押韵：重读元音 /ɒ/ 及之后的 /rəntɪd/ 相同。unwanted /ʌnˈwɒntɪd/ 和 wanted /ˈwɒntɪd/ 的重读部分以 /wɒ/ 开头，但少了 /rə/，只是形近；granted /ˈɡrɑːntɪd/、ranted /ˈræntɪd/、haunted /ˈhɔːntɪd/ 虽然也以 -anted/-nted 拼写结尾，元音却分别是 /ɑː/、/æ/、/ɔː/，均不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.